first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to become better; to improve
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
tail (animal); tail end; tip
(in) his way; peculiar to him
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to spend time (on doing something)
whispering into a person's ear
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
estimation; criticism; comment
to leave as is; to ignore
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
defense capability (defence)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
bathing (swimming) in cold water
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
matter to be checked or investigated
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to put into the mouth; to eat
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
start of work; commencement; opening