to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
noisy; confused; uproarious
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to become frayed; to become loose
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying