very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
successive generations; successive emperors
to be flexible; to be accommodating
being left out; being ostracized
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to shake one's head (in denial)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
proud; having a prominent nose
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to lose heart; to lose motivation
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
midway; halfway through; in the course of
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
chimera (mythological); chimaera
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
covering; protection; backing; relief
to remove; to move out of the way
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
every person; each one; everybody
moving about; stirring about
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?