to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
these guys; these fellows
(someone else's) daughter
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
expressive person (e.g. in musical performance)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
indescribable; having no way to express
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
producer (film, TV, etc.)
telephone appointment; arranging meetings and appointments in advance by phone; cold-calling to get potential customers to agree to meet a salesman; carrying out market surveys by phone
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to lose heart; to lose motivation
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to need; to call for; to require