preface; introduction; preamble
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
in the meanwhile; during the time
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to stay calm; to keep cool
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally