surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to blow out; to spout out
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
divining sticks; counting; calculation
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
to rank next to; to come after
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
proper; respectable; decent; honest