to pretend; to act (as if)
calamity; disaster; accident
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
encouragement; cheering on
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
since one was born; (in) all one's life
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
craving for the limelight
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to shake one's head (in denial)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
like this; this sort; this way
capacity; volume; capacitance