true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
is something that; is that which
to be jealous; to be envious
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
joints; points (of a speech)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
in proportion to; just as much as
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
several times (as large, over)
dozens; scores of; decades