to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to be exhausted; to be tired out
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
preface; introduction; preamble
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to become settled; to be fixed
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to get scarce; to run short
parent-child relationship
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement