grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to entrust; to leave to a person
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
close; intimate; on good terms
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
lover; sweetheart; mistress
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour