obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
independence; self-reliance
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
birth; creation; formation
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
discovery; detection; finding
keep (it) steady (after a turn); understood; alright
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
wild beast; wild animal; brute
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to leave (a scene); to step away
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
two-person ticket (concert, theatre, etc.); couples ticket
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure