main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
self-mutilation; self-injury
to step over or across; to overcome
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
literally; to the letter; literal
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
serious look (on one's face); straight face
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
as if nothing had happened