explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
noisy; confused; uproarious
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
(together) with; -wide; including
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
other; another; over; more than; I; me
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
innumerable; countless; numberless
to become frayed; to become loose
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say