special promotion (in rank or grade)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
ability; performance; efficiency
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures
out of one's line; out of one's field
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
nice; likeable; desirable
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
all night; throughout the night
rest; break; recess; intermission
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
this and that; various things
start of a romance; beginning of love
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
street fighting; urban warfare
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well