retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
you (plural); all of you; you all
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
manly; masculine; like a man
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to subsist; to keep on living
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
(in the same way) as before; as always
depression; low spirits; dejection
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky