to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
human; human-like; as a person
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
same; similar; (just) like; equal
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
based on; on the basis of
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
form; shape; figure; visage
something like ...; something called ...
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
opinion; intention; thought
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
this occasion; at this time; now
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to beat to death; to kill
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to grimace; to make a wry face