selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
right in the middle (of); midst; height
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened