there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
cartoon-character costume
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
memory-making; making memories
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
certain; definite; clear; credible
heaven and earth; top and bottom
home; household; family; hearth
(brute) force; using all one's might
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to stare back at; to look back at
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
to take (be in) charge of
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation