antiquity; the previous era
considerably; fairly; quite
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
mead; honey wine; ambrosia; nectar of the gods
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
thorough; exhaustive; complete
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
meaning; significance; sense
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
it is not (like that) either
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline