being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
price; cost; value; worth; value
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
for today; for the time being
clear; distinct; evident; definite
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
several minutes; a few minutes
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to lose sight of; to miss
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to happen to meet; to come across
reaching; attaining; arrival
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight