dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
surrounding at a distance
to torment; to torture; to harass
person with a sharp tongue
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
how; in what way; in what manner
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
even further; and then some; even more
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
safety; welfare; well-being
fax; facsimile; fax machine
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
news flash; news special; special newscast; special news bulletin
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to bring back; to restore
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy