outsider; someone outside of a group
development block; development base
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to take charge during someone's absence
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
center; centre; metropolis
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
field overseer; site foreman
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
workshop; studio; atelier
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to run through; to run past
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
one by one; one after another; successively
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
direction indicator; traffic indicator; turn signal
distinction; differentiation; classification
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
detailed; minute; articulate
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick