essence; true nature; substance; reality
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
admiration; being impressed (by)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
real intention; true motive; true meaning
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
personal feelings; self-interest
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
(power) transformer; trance; trans
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
one's assessment of the situation
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump