to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
selection; choice; picking out
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to brave a danger; to take a risk
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
that; the matter in question
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
curl; curly hair; ringlet
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess