taken by mouth; passed into the body via the mouth; oral
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
very interesting; of great interest
to understand; to make out
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
nothing but; none other than
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
trial product; prototype model
sampling a drink; tasting
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
this world; this life; world of the living
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
hearsay; learning by hearsay
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale