with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
to care for someone; to look after someone
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
self-torturing; masochistic
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to affect; to impact; to influence
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
son of a bitch; piece of shit
distant look; faraway look
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
one's family; family member
to be charged with a mission
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
repentance; confession; penitence
to yield to temptation; to succumb
curse; spell; malediction
from the viewpoint of; according to
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
day after day; day by day
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful