uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
victim; injured party; sufferer
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
dated; date; fixed; external
to appear all together; to be all present
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
breakthrough; great discovery
otherwise; or else; if not
process; course; mechanism
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to give; to do (something) for
the last moment; the very end
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to throw into; to dump in together
protocol (in communications); protocol (diplomatic document); protocol (system of rules); protocol (of a scientific experiment or course of medical treatment)