memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
practice; practising; training; study
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
older brother; elder brother
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
craving for the limelight
need for social approval and self-esteem
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
look!; there!; here!; that is
difference; variation; difference
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
silence (not speaking); muteness
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
long time; long interval; for quite some time