pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
twilight; dusk; faint light
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
gouging out; exposing (a scandal, fraud, etc.)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to send back; to refer back
to pile up; to accumulate
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
descriptive poetry; epic poem
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
death (of a nobleman, etc.)
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
application (of ointment, etc.)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
smuggling; contraband trade