drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
good policy; wise policy; best plan
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
rare; uncommon; not often seen
the five fingers; leading five; top five
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
-stopper (thing that halts or prevents something); -blocker; -preventer
prescription (of medicine); formula
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
even though; despite; when
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred