clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to feel sick; to be nauseated
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
reason; logic; method; system; order
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
long ago; already; a long time ago
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
house where one was born; one's parents' house
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
hard to get; hard to come by
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to jest; to clown (around)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...