eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
endless; boundless; everlasting
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
to pierce through; to break through
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
two (long cylindrical things)
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
one's possessions; ownership
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice