to ask a question; to ask questions
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
recently; lately; these days
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
carelessly; inattentively
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
secret; private; surreptitious
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to hurt; to smart; to sting
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
practice by repetition; learning by rote
distant look; faraway look
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
suggestion; hint; implication
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
light and darkness; light and shade
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify