habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
putting into operation; invocation
this is why; this means; it is the case that
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
rather; better; instead; if anything
beyond that point; after that
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
both hands; both arms; ten
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to concern; to be related
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open