inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
nightlife districts; drinking districts
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
return of something; repayment
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
eruption; volcanic eruption
stepwise; one step at a time
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping
spine; backbone; spinal column