conviction; belief; confidence
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to make a success in life
communication skills; communication ability
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
human relations; personal relationships
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
strange; rare; novel; curious
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
delivery; transfer; hand-over
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
doing whatever one pleases
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
reason; cause; circumstances
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
all you want; as much as one wants
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both