brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
absolute obedience; complete submission
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
public announcement (in a department store, etc.)
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
riding together; riding with
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
using as an intermediary; through
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
input and output; input-output; IO
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
authority; power; function
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to rain incessantly; to downpour
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
display surface; view surface; presentation surface
implantation (of an embryo)
counter for chairs or seats
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
cannot be helped; unavoidable
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness