pride; dignity; self-respect
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
pride; boast; credit (to)
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to satisfy one's appetite
ultimate; final; last; eventual
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
needy circumstances; living in poverty
tedious; boring; being fed up with
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle