self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
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 be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to save; to leave over; to spare
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
advance; moving forward; progress
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
different thing; another question; different case
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
nothing but; none other than
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
forced laugh; forced smile
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
practice by repetition; learning by rote
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of