satisfying quality (of a drink)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
internal organs; intestines; viscera
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to begin talking; to open up
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to begin; to set about; to start
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
cease-fire; truce; armistice
drinking party; banquet; feast
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
random; unintentional; unintended
format; procedure; way of proceeding
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to assemble; to set up; to construct
foreigner; alien; stranger
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)