boastful speech; bragging
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
even though; despite; when
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to ask a question; to ask questions
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
smoothly; easily; readily
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
and yet; though; when; in spite of
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
single standard; single base; single-feature show
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
tradition; legend; folklore
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
at once; immediately; right now
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth