daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
brand-new article; new item
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
pottery (i.e. the place); potter
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind