capacity; volume; capacitance
exploitation; overuse; abuse
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
material; substance; matter
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
copper oxide (i.e. cuprous oxide, cupric oxide)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
general idea; concept; notion
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
moderate; proper; just right
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
charming; fascinating; attractive
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
affected part; diseased part; wound
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
to spread; to be propagated
that; the matter in question
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk