likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
after the end (of something)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
scolding; reprimand; lecture
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
practice; practising; training; study
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
(in) her way; peculiar to her
capacity; volume; capacitance
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
second; number two; runner-up
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)