child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
human intellect; knowledge
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
directly opposite; right in front
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
only; merely; but; no more than
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
again (and again); once again; yet again
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead