clasp; latch; catch; fastener
light; faint; pale; fleeting
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to take (be in) charge of
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
ten (long cylindrical things)
ticket-collector; collecting tickets
selling out; being sold out
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
at that (very) moment; just then
interested person; volunteer; supporter
product demonstration; sales demonstration
society; the world; the times
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
last position; previous job; predecessor
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
troupe; theatrical company
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to be discordant; to have discord
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy