self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
a few seconds; several seconds
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
already; now; no longer; not any more
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
state of mind; (one's) mental state
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
participation; joining; entry
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention