sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to fan; to incite; to instigate
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
attendance; presence; appearance
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
influential person; man of importance
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing