selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
sublime; noble; high-minded
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
equality; impartiality; evenness
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger