though; notwithstanding; although
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to go along; to walk along; to follow
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
very; much; greatly; a lot of
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
carefree; free from worry
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
genuine article; real thing; real deal
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)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
development; exploitation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA); NASA
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
moment; brief space of time
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to watch over; to watch attentively
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
in the end; at the end of the day