to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
so; like this; in this way
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to this extent; to this degree; this much
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
trivial; not amounting to much
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to recover consciousness; to come to
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
how; in what way; circumstances
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
trauma (usu. psychological)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
regular time; stated period
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare