self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
for some (unspecified) reason
temporary absence from school
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
compulsory subject; required subject
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
how; in what way; in what manner
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
faultless; flawless; perfect; impeccable; unimpeachable; beyond reproach
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
with a broad grin; smirking
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say