with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
reluctance to part; sorrow at parting
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
unprecedented; never seen before
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to throw away; to abandon
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
omniscient point of view (in narration)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
money in one's possession
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
dissection; autopsy; analysis
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
giving; provision; furnishing
personal; individual; private
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
way of speaking; intimation
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences