to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to fight to the bitter end
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
isolation; being alone; being friendless
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
early on; earlier on; from early
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)