birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
negative emotions; negative feelings
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
way; course; the only way
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
true character; true heart; true spirit
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
troublesome; annoying; complicated
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to correct oneself; to restate
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
(arch.) great; (arch.) grand; greater (of equal court ranks); upper; a great deal; very much
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)