patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
belief; faith; conviction
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
troublesome; annoying; complicated
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
desperately; for one's dear life
one's whole heart; everything one feels
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
sincere; earnest; serious
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
right under; directly below
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...