to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
middle of the night; dead of night
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to become dim; to become blurred
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency