uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
even though; despite; when
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
one way or the other; either way
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to be silent; to say nothing
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
in the same way as; just like
negative emotions; negative feelings