to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to win and advance to the next round
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
arrangement; pact; agreement
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
reputation; respectability
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat