confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to be inflated with pride
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to be prolonged; to drag on
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival