self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
steady; sound; reliable; solid
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
interruption; suspension; break
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to tear off; to strip; to rob
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
killing time; staving off boredom
don't worry; there's no need to worry
noumenal Buddha (in comparison to phenomenal Buddha)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
author; writer; novelist; artist
inscrutable; incomprehensible
eighth day of the month; eight days
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
joining a club as a trial
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)