century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
one's share; one's portion
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to knock down; to knock off
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so