idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
talk about various topics
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
summarization; summarisation; epitome
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
remarkable; striking; obvious
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
every person; each one; everybody
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best