worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
beyond one's means or position
hating; strongly disliking
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
just who do you think you are?
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
pride; dignity; self-worth
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
grandfather; male senior-citizen
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
justification; rationalization
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
bluff; false show of power; bold front