latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
transparency; degree of clearness
skill; dexterity; proficiency
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to perceive; to understand
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
pointing out; identification
to anticipate; to foresee
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
one large ...; a great ...