self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
woman; female; feminine gender
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
those (near the second person)
indirection; indirectness
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
with a single blow; with one stroke
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
how long; how much; to what extent
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
in the end; on top of that