self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
distant land; remote location; distant province
drug trafficking; dealing in illegal drugs
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
accomplishment; execution
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be remembered; to go down in history
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
one's own work; making by oneself
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun