awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
serious; severe; grave; acute
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety