to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to taste; to try (food or drink)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
smallish; on the small side
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to harm; to cause harm to
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
such; like that; in that way
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
with a click; with a snap
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
this and that; one thing and another
one after another; in succession
to play a leading role; to play a central part
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to sniff out; to get wind of