self-torturing; masochistic
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
moment to quit; way to quit
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
having children; attempting to conceive
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
insectivorous plants; carnivorous plants
one's own work; making by oneself
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
subleader; assistant leader
decrease in appetite; loss of appetite
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
prejudice; bias; distorted view
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
personal affair; one's own affair
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
motive power; driving force
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing