unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
in person; personally; directly
chief operating officer; COO
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
small; fine; detailed; stingy
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
lightning strike; torpedo attack
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)