to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
fine performance; tour de force
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
dirty work; unpleasant task
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
novel; original; new; innovative
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
self-analysis; autoanalysis
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited