tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
thought; consideration; thinking
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
Special Assault Team; SAT
settlement; solution; resolution
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
symbol; code; sign; notation
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
cross; crossed; cruciform
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to correct oneself; to restate
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
remaining; left-over; excess
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to put on (clothing, esp. new)