stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
cooperation; collaboration
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
that's a different matter; that's a different story
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
in the meanwhile; during the time
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
independence from parents
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
at once; immediately; right now
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
incident; affair; happening; event
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much