learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to go underground; to go into hiding
intelligence gathering; information gathering
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
verbal message; word (from someone)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to be helpful; to be useful
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
marking; grading; scoring
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
communality; community; having something in common
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy