formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
fate; destiny; predestination
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
another school; other schools
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
simmering; (boiling) gently
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
it is I who should say so
to have an eye on; to zero in on