rationalization; justification
to taste; to try (food or drink)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
sanity; consciousness; soberness
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
negotiations; discussions; connection
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
(medical) follow-up; observation
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
laboratory animal; experimental animal
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
question; inquiry; enquiry
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to stare back at; to look back at
verbal promise; one's word
gem; jewel; precious stone
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to think of; to come up with
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)