being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
self-defense; self-defence
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
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cowardly; timid; easily frightened
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
serves you right!; see what happens!
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to look down over; to look down on
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
interior; inside; internal
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
the staff; inside the department
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement