1. to be mixed up with, to have a connection with (a troublesome matter)
2. to be a stickler about, to be finicky about (some triviality)
3. to take part (in some work), to hang about, to bother (someone)
1. no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken
2. hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless
3. cannot, must not, not allowed
4. neutral point, intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
5. no!, stop!
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
6. as (i.e. in the role of)
7. per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
8. and, in addition to
9. if, although