therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
simmering; (boiling) gently
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to shake; to waver; to tremble
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to lose heart; to lose motivation
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
bet; wager; stake; gamble
flour; meal; powder; dust
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
biological child; one's own child
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice