elementary and middle school pupils
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
completely relying on others
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
hostility; antagonism; opposition
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to rank next to; to come after
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
practical problem; practical matter
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet