transient; passing; fleeting; ephemeral; like a bubble on liquid
previously mentioned; previously described; above-mentioned; aforesaid
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
functional unit (e.g. in analog computing)
former boyfriend; former girlfriend
sexual reproduction; zoogamy
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
office chair; desk chair; computer chair
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
to blunt; to dull; to weaken
eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
audio tape; magnetic tape
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
general statement; outline
man who brings the rain with him wherever he goes; man who is constantly unlucky with the weather
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
a few people; small number of people
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden