taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to rain incessantly; to downpour
open air; outdoors; outside
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
(only) one option; one possible choice
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
postponement; deferment; adjournment
very careful; thoroughly prepared
formal marriage interview
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize