respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
even if ...; even supposing that ...
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to run around; to bustle about
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
preface; introduction; preamble
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to feel inferior; to feel small
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity