middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
contradiction; inconsistency
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
another dimension; different level; whole other level
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
the right person in the right place
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to give directions; to issue instructions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)