liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
tone (of voice); manner of talking
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
co-sleeping; sleeping together
equality; impartiality; evenness
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
otherwise; or else; if not
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to speak ill of; to disparage
to treat one's husband with due respect
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
to fight to the bitter end
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
though; even if; whether ... or ...
imagination; supposition; guess
to be at a loss for words