-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to behave well (of a child)
living room (Western style); sitting room
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
short pause; short interval
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
attractive body; nice-looking body
to suck on; to cling to; to chew on
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
I can't die and leave things this way
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to become excited; to grow lively
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
distinction; differentiation; classification
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
influential person; man of importance
(not) so much; (not) that much