waste thread; lint; fluff
to squeeze out; to wring out
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
have a pain in one's chest
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
sentiment; sentimentality
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
Taklamakan Shamo desert; Takla Makan desert
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)