thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
separation; farewell; parting
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
regret; repentance; remorse
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
contradiction; inconsistency
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
exemplar; model; example; pattern
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
sincere; honest; faithful
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
guidance; protective custody
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
police; police officer; police station
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
joke; playfulness; kidding around