all one has; all one's possessions
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
big leakage; uncontained leak
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
ostentation; show; affectation
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
irony; rhetorical question
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to pause; to have a short intermission
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below