to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
concreteness; feasibility
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
boisterously; roughly; briskly
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
difficult problem; challenge
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to be pretentious; to put on airs
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to pretend; to act (as if)
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
elder sister; effeminate man
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
young literary enthusiast
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity