extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
self control; self restraint
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
sincere; earnest; serious
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
the opposite sex; isomerism
practice; practising; experience
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
object of romantic interest
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
labor; labour; toil; hardship
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to comfort; to console; to amuse
behind; in the rear; in back
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
comfort; consolation; diversion