looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
dispersing; breaking up; running away
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
rest; break; recess; intermission
to crouch; to squat; to cower
feeling elated; being excited; high spirits
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to throw into; to toss into
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver