tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
posterity; future generations; future life
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to boil (something) until it is done
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
(edible) mussel (esp. the Mediterranean mussel or blue mussel)
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
hors d'oeuvre; party platter; assorted food tray; catering platter
shoulder roast (e.g. of lamb)
choucroute; sauerkraut; choucroute garnie; sauerkraut cooked and served with meat
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
age range; age-group; age bracket
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
contraceptive device; birth-control device
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse