steady; honest; sober; straightforward
intelligence gathering; information gathering
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to make an appearance; to show up
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to bring; to take; to bring about
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
attendance; presence; appearance
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
proposal; offer; request; application
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
opposite; reverse; contrary
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)