quick-witted; quick to understand
furniture store; furniture dealer
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
tossing and turning while asleep
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
obliteration; annihilation
since the dawn of history
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
power plant; power station
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
random-access memory; RAM
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
as before; as ever; as it was originally
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to arrive home; to return
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to support each other; to support one another
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal