serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
study; diligence; discount; reduction
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
failed student; student required to repeat a year
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be surprised; to be astonished
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
in one's own way or style
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)