large truck; semi-trailer
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
retention; maintenance; preservation
professional killer; hit man
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
meteor; shooting star; falling star
correction; revision; amendment
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
making practical; making useful; implementing
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to scatter away; to vanish
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
coating (esp. lacquering)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
willpower; energy; vitality
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going