senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
best pupil; leading disciple
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be surprised; to be astonished
to assemble; to set up; to construct
verbalizing; putting into words
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
one day; (on) a certain day
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
all; entire; whole; altogether
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
surely (not); certainly (not)
self-determination; suicide
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
that's a different matter; that's a different story
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity