primness; prim person; clear soup
shellfish; seashell; shell
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
it's not like; it isn't as if
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
important post; important office; key position
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to resound; to make a stir
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
boastful speech; bragging
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
manners; behavior; behaviour
leading; guiding; commanding
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to thrust down; to push off
final responsibility; ultimate responsibility
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch