workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
person concerned; interested party; related party
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
contract; compact; agreement
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
mainland decisive battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
sincere; earnest; serious