reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
otherwise; if not; or else
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
licensed chef; qualified cook
license; licence; permission; driver's license
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
a little bit; a little while
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
hashed beef in sauce over rice
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
(adding) fuel to the fire
business; trade; operations; sales
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
food hygiene officer; food hygiene manager
exemption; exoneration; discharge
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
delicious; tasty; good; nice
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
about; concerning; related to; -ish
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
stand-up work; work performed standing
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done