self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
over-fond parent; doting parent
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
that's the way it is; such is life
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
one's last moment; one's death; one's end