年: year...
悄悄: quietly, secretly, stealthily, quiet, worried, Taiwan pr....
吞: to swallow, to take...
精髓: marrow, pith, quintessence, essence...
热水器: water heater...
偿还: to repay, to reimburse...
候选人: candidate...
推: to push, to cut, to refuse, to reject, to decline, to shirk (responsibility), to put off, to delay, to push forward, to nominate, to elect, massage...