prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to feel blue; to feel depressed
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
other side; opposite side; other party
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
because of; owing to; due to
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
in every case; in everything; in all matters
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
way of speaking; intimation
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)