firmly rooted; deep-seated
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
cannot be compared with; no match for
some people; a few people; several people
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
like a decent person; human
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
(for the) first time in one's life
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely