to have a reason; to have an excuse
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
reopening; resumption; restarting
at the last moment; this late in the game
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
as (for); for; in the capacity of
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
study; research; investigation
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
news; word; tidings; omen
head house (family); birthplace; originator
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
make good use of; make the most of
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
by all means; by all costs
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
first meeting; first interview with
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
good-for-nothing; worthless
conference room; council room
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for