chapter one; first chapter
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
one eye; one of one's eyes
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
(electric) torch; flashlight
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
eternal; unlimited; endless
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
untouched; unused; intact
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
image; figure; figure; form; image
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
lost article; something forgotten
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to squeeze out; to wring out
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious