to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
need for social approval and self-esteem
craving for the limelight
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
sense of values; values; value system
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
to triumph; to be elated with success
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
state of the war; war situation
(act of) masturbation; pleasuring oneself
precondition; prerequisite
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
place; situation; position; location
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
success or failure; outcome; result
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead