to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
single word; a few words; brief comment
piece of evidence; evidence
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
telephone call; telephone (device)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
central government office; head office; this office
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
briskly; quickly; promptly
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose