to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
down jacket; quilted down coat
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
order; sequence; procedure
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
inshore fish; fish living in rocky coastal waters
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind