caller; visitor; company; guest
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
suffix for familiar person
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
close; intimate; on good terms
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
infinite loop; closed loop
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
and; thereupon; because of that
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
hostility; antagonism; opposition
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
information leak; data breach
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation