to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
writing (e.g. as a profession)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
independence; self-reliance
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to have a relationship; to have relations
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
to use X as a selling point
unmarried; not yet married
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
labor; labour; toil; hardship
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization