not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
patience; endurance; perseverance
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
all you want; as much as one wants
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
wedded life; married life
dream for the future; hopes for the future
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
such; like that; in that way
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to pull down (clothing, etc.); to slide down
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
(annotated) model sheet; character sheet
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled