change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
drunkenness; intoxication
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
(written) contract; agreement
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
crown; diadem; bottle cap
a few years ago; some years back
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)
good-for-nothing; worthless
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to entrust; to leave to a person
mid-air breakage or disintegration
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
surely (not); certainly (not)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
influence (on someone); inspiration
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
moderate; proper; just right
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
indescribable; having no way to express
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy