attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
disintegration; self-destruction
to jar; to creak; to grate
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
near; close; beside; third person
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to stiffen; to become stiff
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
before the gate; in front of the gate
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
judgment; judgement; discernment
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
intercept; interception; counter-attack
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
back; rear; background; behind the scenes