to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to go ahead; to pull ahead
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
every month; each month; monthly
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
separation; farewell; parting
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off