positioning; getting a position; taking a position
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
surely; certainly; without doubt
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
one-by-one; separately; in detail
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
feeling keenly; fully realizing
good-looking; fair; beautiful
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede