shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
is something that; is that which
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)