to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently
within; inside of; less than
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
idiot; fool; nincompoop; nitwit; dope
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
forced laugh; forced smile
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
when it comes to ...; as for ...
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
one's later years; final years (in life)
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant