National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
older sister; elder sister
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
match (for lighting a fire)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
the other day; a few days ago
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
representative; exemplary; model
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
take the opportunity to (do something else)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
slightly early; just before
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
interior; inside; internal
to look around; to survey
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
work style; way of working
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side