calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
just past noon; afternoon
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to collapse into; to flop onto
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
full dress; formal dress; uniform
nature; property; disposition
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
chink in the armor (armour)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
while; during (the time when)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching