to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
tacit; unspoken; implicit
arrangement; pact; agreement
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
rather than; more ... than ...
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to carry out one's mission
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to have (something) innate; to be born with
communication skills; communication ability
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
start of a romance; beginning of love