or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
not caring; not giving a damn
dissection; autopsy; analysis
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to entrust; to leave to a person
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
product; produce; result; fruit
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
classification; categorization; sorting
hospitalization; hospitalisation
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate