stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
rationality; reasonableness
speaking tube; voice pipe
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to form a group; to form a bunch
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
devotion; attachment; infatuation
to take away; to carry off
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
impudent; shameless; brazen
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)