huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
while; during (the time when)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
news; word; tidings; omen
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
control; management; supervision
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
nod; inclination of the head
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to pick up; to find; to gather
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
underworld; underside of society
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
besides; in addition; also; moreover
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
self control; self restraint
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance