true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to press a question; to cross-examine
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to talk; to chat; to chatter
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
around the world; throughout the world
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to repeat; to do something over again
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
older sister; lass; young lady
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
a few years ago; some years back
to spread; to be propagated
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
error; mistake; slip; bug
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
illegal; illicit; unlawful
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)