selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
disturbance of consciousness
simply put; putting it simply; in short
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to have a meal; to take a meal
speech; utterance; starting to speak; word used to start a sentence
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice