to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
with a squish; with a splat
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt