to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
desperation; struggle to the death
loser; defeated person; the defeated
shoulder strap (on a dress, bag, etc.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
back of one's eyes (in which an image or landscape has been metaphorically etched)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
established practice; custom
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
to tell all; to give a full account
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
great difference; big difference; wide margin
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world