loitering at night (between 11pm and 4am); late-night prowling
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
victim; injured party; sufferer
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
about when; about what time; how soon
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
life and death; life or death
to keep away; to keep at a distance
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to