exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
terrible luck; very bad luck
unusual space; other dimension
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
one way or the other; either way
conceptualization; conceptualisation
product; produce; result; fruit
stochastic variable; random variable
at a moment's notice; readily
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
other than; excluding; without
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally