at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
collection of haiku poems
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
diligent; hard-working; industrious
breathing of a sleeping person
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity; fool; idiot; moron
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to show up; to appear; to turn up
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
somehow; for some reason or other
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!