All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
frequenting; staying around
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
looking depressed; long face
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
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
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to ask a question; to ask questions
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to return a favor (favour); to repay
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
dozens; scores of; decades
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
tail (animal); tail end; tip
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal