tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
district; section; sector
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
and; thereupon; because of that
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
society; public; community; social studies
self-torturing; masochistic
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
contradiction; inconsistency
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
middle of the night; dead of night
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through