doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
sense of values; values; value system
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the other day; a few days ago
proposal; proposition; suggestion
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
advocate; proponent; supporter
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to talk; to chat; to chatter
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
all eyes; public attention
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary