unfairness; injustice; partiality
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
self-affirmation; self-approval
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
female friend; woman friend
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
the last moment; the very end
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
calm; composed; cool; quiet
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to gain strength; to increase ability
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
out of bounds; beyond the pale
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
object of romantic interest; potential love interest