to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
impudent; shameless; brazen
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
finish; end; completion; result
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
reality; actuality; hard fact
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to thrust before; to thrust at
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
if so; in that case; in that situation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
outside the country; abroad
departure; leaving; going away; recession
way (of doing); manner; method; means
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
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to subsist; to keep on living
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
regret; repentance; remorse
just because; even if; even though