abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to take a breath; to take a short rest
detached; aloof; indifferent
mental; psychological; physical
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
pastel color; pastel colour
along; parallel to; in accordance with
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
how many months?; how long?
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
feigned tears; crocodile tears
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
declaration of war; proclamation of war
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
without permission; without notice
carrying voice; well-projected voice
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
liquid crystal television
affidavit; deposition; testimony
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
transfer; transport; removal
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)