astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
the last moment; the very end
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
poor (academic) performance; poor (business) results (showing)
to become clear; to be made public
sanity; consciousness; soberness
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
along; parallel to; in accordance with
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
deceptive methods; questionable means
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
all night; throughout the night
to be exhausted; to be worn out
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
(small) stone; rock; pebble
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care