self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
by sheer strength; by brute force
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
leaving everything up to someone else
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to be muddy; to be slushy
to lose one's footing; to slip
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
blow; shock; strike; batting
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
inside; interior; inner part
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
strong person; the strong; the powerful
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction