full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
prospects of victory; chances of success
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to consent to; to assent to
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to handle (something) carelessly; to mistreat (somebody); to waste (e.g. food, money)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
otherwise; if not; or else
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
to be true to nature; to be lifelike