staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
new arrivals (of products etc.); new consignment
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
with a squish; with a splat
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
lack of individuality or personality
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
unofficial report; confidential report
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
to feel hungry; to get hungry
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
hello; good day; good afternoon
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to be excited; to be elated
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to be pleased with; to suit