to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to become empty; to be emptied
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
manly; masculine; like a man
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
state of mind; mentality; psychology
by sheer strength; by brute force
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to get information out of a person; to begin listening