slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
otherwise; or else; if not
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
clearheadedness; sharpness of mind
head; brains; intelligence
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
premature joy; short-lived elation
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
as many (people) as possible
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
transactions; dealings; business
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
to boost; to force up; to push up
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8