to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to unfold; to unroll; to open
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
successive generations; successive emperors
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
being left out; being ostracized
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to shake one's head (in denial)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
proud; having a prominent nose
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to lose heart; to lose motivation
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
midway; halfway through; in the course of
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to blow through; to blow across
chilly; unpleasantly cold
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off