no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
reading partway; leaving half-read
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent