self-control; self-restraint
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
standing tall; towering; soaring
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
around the world; throughout the world
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
change; transformation; inversion
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to pry; to prize; to prise
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
superiority complex; sense of superiority
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to