to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to burrow through; to dig through
pressure; oppression; suppression
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
making practical; making useful; implementing
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
steady state; stable state
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
reason; cause; history; origin
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up