unimpressive; unimpressed
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
human relations; personal relationships
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to miss out on going; to fail to go
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
maintaining (e.g. a family); support; sustaining (an army); supplying (troops and horses) with provisions
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
act of violence; violent behavior
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
same generation; one's generation
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
recommendation; endorsement
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
well; in good health; safe; free from accident