sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
that's the way it is; such is life
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
covered with; stained; smeared
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
such ... as; or some such
probability; likelihood; chances
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
second (unit of time); arc second
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
with a friendly grin; smilingly
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to be born; to come into the world
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate