cellar; cave; hole in the ground
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to lead someone around by the nose
separate; scattered; apart
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
moment by moment; hour by hour
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)