in that manner; like that
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
solitude; loneliness; isolation
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
anything and everything; just about everything
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
regret; repentance; remorse
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)