pride; dignity; self-respect
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
lowest ever; record-low; lowest on record
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
results; record; grades; marks
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
striking; remarkable; considerable
rare; extraordinary; singular
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
training range; training grounds; training area
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
as before; as ever; as it was originally
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy