one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to lose one's footing; to slip
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
meeting; greeting; welcome
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
two times; twice; two degrees
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound