pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
one lump; one body; one group
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
communication skills; communication ability
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
river; stream; River; the ... river
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
every evening; every night
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
man; male; masculine gender
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
occasional; infrequent; rare