not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
LCD tablet; graphics tablet-screen hybrid
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to switch off; to turn off
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
moment by moment; hour by hour
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to torment; to torture; to harass
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around