profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to decide; to determine; to judge
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
(courteous) invitation; call
consequently; as a result
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
house where one was born; one's parents' house
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
questions and answers; dialogue
falsely similar; counterfeit
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
gesture; gesticulation; motion
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
two times; twice; two degrees
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish