self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
stepping back; drawing back
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
other side; opposite side; other party
so; therefore; and; (and) then
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to lose sight of; to miss
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to count on one's fingers