school grades; academic results
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
to be embarrassed; to lose face
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
son of a bitch; piece of shit
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
emotional strength; force of will
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to step firmly; to harden by treading
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
honor; honour; credit; prestige
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
self-torturing; masochistic
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile