conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
parental love or affection
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
odd couple; incongruous couple
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
wow; kewl; awes; really?; are you kidding me?
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
members; member; constituent
private; exclusive; secret
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities