immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
few decades; many decades; several decades
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to sniff out; to get wind of
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
blow; shock; strike; batting
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
eighth day of the month; eight days
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
moaning; muttering; complaining
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to smirk; to grin broadly
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
if you do this; if this is the case