one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
preference; priority; precedence
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
expression; presentation; representation; notation
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
in the end; at the end of the day
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
questions and answers; dialogue
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
whispering; murmuring; subdued
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)