person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
making efficient; optimization
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
participation; joining; entry; adherence
cold sleep; suspended animation
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
artificial hibernation; induced hibernation
The Door into Summer (1957 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
experiments using animals; in-vivo testing; animal testing
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
influenced (by); under an influence
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater