kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to take a breath; to take a short rest
strong interaction; strong force
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
finish; finishing; finishing touches
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
great cause; moral law; justice
(in) her way; peculiar to her
firm; unshakeable; resolute
resignation; acceptance; consolation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)