thought; consideration; thinking
to make a fool of someone
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
need for social approval and self-esteem
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
superiority complex; sense of superiority
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
time; hour; period; class
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
notice; attention; observation
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
beyond imagination; unimaginable
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo