branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
error of judgment; miscalculation
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings