contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
supplementary explanation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
calm; composed; cool; quiet
and yet; though; when; in spite of
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
planning; project; plan; design
grasp; catch; understanding
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
being startled; getting a shock
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust before; to thrust at
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
being disliked by everyone
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market