to gain fame; to make one's name
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
riskiness; (level of) danger
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to move forward; to move on
advance; moving forward; progress
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
several years standing; over several years
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
the same kind; accomplice; partner
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
item; something that one "just has to have"
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)