to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
menial; meanness; servility; abject
condition; situation; prospects
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
from here; from this place
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
notice; attention; observation
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
way out; means to escape; escape route
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
nape (of the neck); nucha
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
office hours; business hours; working hours
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment