removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
cherry blossom (colour, color)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
manners; behavior; behaviour
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
finish; end; completion; result
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
opinion; intention; thought
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love