self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to flare up; to burst into flames
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
nonchalant air; unruffled air
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
only; merely; but; no more than
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to have a reason; to have an excuse
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
it is I who should say so
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
other people's affairs; someone else's problem