stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
as before; as ever; as it was originally
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
attendance (at school); going to school
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
decision; determination; resolution
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
process; course; mechanism
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
perfect; complete; flawless
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
hedge; fence; border; limit
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast