to taste; to try (food or drink)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
reception room; parlor; parlour
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
capacity; volume; capacitance
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to palm off; to force a sale
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
branch manager; manager of a branch office
branch office; branch store
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
one day; (on) a certain day
last week; the week before
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out