枕头: pillow...
宁可: preferably, one would prefer to...(or not to...), would rather, (would) be better to, (to pick) the lesser of two evils...
单调: monotonous...
强化: to strengthen, to intensify...
出身: to be born of, to come from, family background, class origin...
揣摩: to analyze, to try to figure out, to try to fathom...
主动: passive, drive (of gears and shafts etc)...
热衷: to feel strongly about, to be fond of, obsession, deep commitment...
顺利: smoothly, without a hitch...
灭: to extinguish or put out, to go out (of a fire etc), to exterminate or wipe out, to drown...
