series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to be in complete attendance
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
casting; cast-metal object
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
temporary; provisional; interim
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
unless (you do something)
to carry out one's mission
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
at a stroke; with a single swoop
next term; next period; next version; next release
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state