bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
common use; communal use; sharing
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to compare unfavorably; to be not as good
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to turn completely into; to become completely
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
same generation; one's generation
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
around the clock; day and night
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
for example; for instance; e.g.
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
to get change back; to be more than enough
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to feel depressed; to be down
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
role; duty; position; part
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
chasing after women; womanizing
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...