pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
false charge; slander; defamation
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
connected as one; unbroken; linked together
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
dragon god; dragon king; naga
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
stickily; gooily; syrupily
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
wicked heart; evil design
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
wicked thought; wicked mind
right and wrong; right or wrong
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
touching; moving; painful
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
red-horned demon; red ogre
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action