learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
rather; better; instead; if anything
underestimation; undervaluation
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
and; thereupon; because of that
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
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
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to torment; to torture; to harass
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
anything and everything; just about everything
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
honor; honour; credit; prestige
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be remembered; to go down in history
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
staying behind; remaining; residual
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
but; however; provided that
choices; alternatives; options
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to think constantly about; to dwell on
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up