to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to be touching; to be moving
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
in the fire; in the flames; burning (something); throwing into the fire; committing to the flames
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to become excited; to grow lively
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
an amateur as good as a professional
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
descendant; progeny; offspring
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
senile plaque; amyloid plaque; neuritic plaque; age spot; liver spot
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
mending; repair; darning; patching up
rustling sound; rummaging sound