obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
down to earth; reasonable
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to square one's shoulders
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to crawl towards; to creep up to
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
relation; relative; kind; cordial
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to beat time; to mark time
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
covered in mud; mud-caked
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
impossible; unlikely; improbable
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
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
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated