extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
mayfly; ephemerality (of life); (arch.) dragonfly
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
casting; cast-metal object
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
to carry out one's mission
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
at a stroke; with a single swoop
next term; next period; next version; next release
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility