on bad terms; at loggerheads
to concern; to be related
(not) even once; (not) ever
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to squeeze out; to wring out
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
sincere; earnest; serious
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)