tasting a food that one has previously heard of
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus); silverberry (US)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
true character; true heart; true spirit
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
calamity; disaster; misfortune
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
taste; palate; sense of taste
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
rotten smell; putrid odor
piece; fragment; one (object)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work