to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to think of; to come up with
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to happen to meet; to come across
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to erase all trace of something
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
metallic sound; metallic clank
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to chase; to run after; to pursue
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
murder; killing; murderer
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
to breathe out; to exhale
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
master; teacher; stable master
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings