to affect; to impact; to influence
dangerous driving; reckless driving
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
homecoming; return to one's home
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
academic study; academic research
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to dry up completely; to become stale
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
study; research; investigation
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
individual; private person; personal; private
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to increase; to add to; to augment
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing