self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
underestimation; undervaluation
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
very recently; in the very recent past
at least; at most; (even) just
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
(some) more; even more; longer; further
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to be worried; to be troubled
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if