to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
bedside; near one's pillow
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
odds and ends; all; every
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
world; society; people; the public
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
while; during; performed in this condition
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
settlement; permanent residency
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
nothing but; none other than
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of