scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
nothing but; none other than
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
for the first time in one's life
of course; certainly; naturally
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to crumble away; to collapse
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
mental anguish; mental distress
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
proposal; offer; request; application
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
smooth (i.e. without problems)