haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
composite; combined; complex
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
open; public; official; overt
old friend; old acquaintance
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
self-defense; self-defence
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
true character; true heart; true spirit
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)