fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to get one's head around; to think about
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
but; however; although; though
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
middle of the night; dead of night
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
more than usual (usu. time)
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell