Vocabulary

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

instrumental music

skillful; skilful; adroit; dexterous; dextrous; deft

base; foundation

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

lodging; boarding; room and board; board and lodging

geometry

image of an airplane (in the sky); sight of an airplane; shadow of an airplane

security (e.g. data, password, etc.)

submission; return to allegiance

losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident

care of; c/o

airtight

reckoning from some position (e.g. point, date, etc.)

brightness; luminance

tortoiseshell; tortoise shell

play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

inhalation (of air); inhaled air

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

salvation (of the world); saving the world

courting; wooing; making advances

weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel

crying oneself to sleep

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

to sit upright; to sit up straight

giant star

misgovernment; misrule; bad government

crushing to death

(hard) candy; toffee

gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

different view; alternative theory; dissenting view

fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical

to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate

column; beam; girder; crossbeam; spar; yard

expression; looks

weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui