to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
settlement; solution; resolution
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to make a firm resolution
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
long ago; a long time ago; already
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
curtain; hanging; bunting