soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to be kind to; to treat kindly
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
outside broadcasting van; OB van; mobile unit; outdoor broadcasting van
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
property; fortune; assets
personification; impersonation; embodiment
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
fragment; one of the group or party
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize