sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
(political) administration; political power
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
together with; same; both; all; including ...
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
powerful person; influential person
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
irritation; annoyance; frustration
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to use and then throw away
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
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
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
surely (not); certainly (not)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling