to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
without; but if; otherwise; or else
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
much less; to say nothing of
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
something like ...; something called ...
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
patience; endurance; perseverance
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
war; battle; match; game; competition
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
military force; military strength
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
trivial; not amounting to much
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble