self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how many years; how long; what year
such; this sort of; like this
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be kind to; to treat kindly
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
until now; so far; up to the present
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
strong pressure; heavy pressure
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to bury; to embed; to implant
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
very; extremely; excessively
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
completely submerged (e.g. in water); completely soaked (e.g. with rain)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
such ... as; or some such
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to subsist; to keep on living
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well