self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to move forward; to move on
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
root; source; origin; cause
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
(turned out) all right in the end
to fly around; to scatter
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
connection; link; relationship
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
although; but; even though; I wish that