knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to rock; to shake; to swing
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to keep away; to keep at a distance
how much; how many; however
solitude; loneliness; isolation
resentment; indignation; anger
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to soothe; to calm; to pacify