desperation; struggle to the death
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
not worth considering; out of the question
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
old hag; old woman; old bat
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
the front; honest; upright; decent
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
way of listening; listener
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
nervous; neural; neurogenic
gastritis; gastric catarrh
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
being too late; losing one's final chance
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate