cushion

filter

cushion, filter, glove, mediator, moat, silence, time, wall

is overrated ---- it's cheaper to grow skin than buy it (i.e. develop callouses through hard work)

A glove is a very literal looking hand puppet.

is the middleman who is always in the middle of a muddle.

A mediator is the middleman who is always in the middle of a muddle.

is a lot more threatening when you consider that those trying to cross it would be in a full suit of armor.

An absolute silence leads to sadness: it is the image of death.