affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
self-righteousness; self-justified
war; battle; match; game; competition
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
close; intimate; on good terms
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
by today; before the day is over
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
underestimation; undervaluation
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
complexity; complex; complicated
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together