war; battle; match; game; competition
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
one (thing); one piece; one item
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
loser; defeated person; the defeated
no loss or gain; coming out even
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
insatiable; untiring; persistent
very young; childish; immature
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
proud; having a prominent nose
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to look down on; to condescend
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
interference; intervention; meddling
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
solitude; loneliness; isolation
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
change; alteration; modification