to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
that's true; of course; obviously
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to explain adequately; to be accountable
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
suspicious-looking; fishy
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
way out; means to escape; escape route
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to be too numerous; to be too much
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say