becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
inside; interior; inner part
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be softened; to calm down
there being no use in arguing (about it)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
leader; central personage
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
third day of the month; three days
to lie down; to throw oneself down
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to run about; to rush about
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
evening; night; nighttime
telephone call; telephone (device)