to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
self-justification; excuse
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
self-righteousness; self-justified
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
reward; honorarium; remuneration
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
true character; real nature
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy