very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
influential person; man of importance
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
considerably; greatly; a lot
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to call in; to invite; to bring in
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
preface; introduction; preamble
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
time; season; period; phase; stage
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
occurrence; happening; incident; event
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
schedule; program; calendar
again; once again; yet again