selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to go along; to walk along; to follow
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
long ago; already; a long time ago
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to pile up; to accumulate
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
truth is stranger than fiction
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
again and again; repeatedly
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose