self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
otherwise; or else; if not
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
manat (currency of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan)
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
lightly; easily; carelessly
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
war; battle; match; game; competition
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
death in battle; death on the battlefield
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
extreme masochist; very masochistic
everything; anything; nothing
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
programme; program; plans; arrangements
environment; surroundings; circumstances
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
strength; power; proficiency; ability
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave