friction; discord; strife
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
day by day; every day; by the day
to revere; to respect; to worship
counter for drops of liquid
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
place to die; place of death
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
journey; route of a journey
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)