to look away; to avert one's eyes
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
vomit; vomitus; vomited matter
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
sanity; consciousness; soberness
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
one's own handwriting; autograph
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
coincident with; while; simultaneously
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
individual; private person; personal; private
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
(United States of) America; USA
paste; glue; clothing starch
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
lease agreement; rental contract
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade