genius; prodigy; natural gift
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
nice; likeable; desirable
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
while; during; performed in this condition
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
image of (an ideal) person
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
so-and-so; who?; which people?
to cease; to stop; to be over
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
point in common; common feature
to compete with; to vie for
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
thinking back now; looking back
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for