obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
violent emotion; passion; fury
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
respect and affection; love and respect
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
(find) common (meeting) ground
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
quarrel; dispute; argument
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
from where one sits; while sitting by
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to throw away; to abandon
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
red cloth; red background
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable