thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
in case of; at that time; at this time
metal fittings; metal fixtures
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
breathing of a sleeping person
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to breathe out; to exhale
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
crown; diadem; bottle cap
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to be erected; to be built
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
head temple of a Buddhist sect
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment