to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
extremely; terrifically; super
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
scattered; separated; dispersed
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
participants; participating athletes
sidewalk café; footpath café
teatime; tea break; coffee break
special agent; special investigator
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
to have one's name entered (in a list)
location famous for production of something (usually food)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to investigate; to examine
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
witnessing; observing; sighting