to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
throughout; all through; right through
even if not; even without
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to check; to stop; to keep back
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to shake off; to throw off
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness