mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
to dry up completely; to become stale
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
treatise; monograph; study; paper (scientific, technical)
in-house manufactured goods
self-destruction; self-sabotage
chief executive officer; CEO
introspection; view from the inside; interior appearance; implication
flashing lights; revolving lights; lights used on the top of emergency vehicles
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to demonstrate (e.g. in the streets)
West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to shoot or fire off an arrow
seventh month of the lunar calendar
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
light brown; golden brown