to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
richly colored; richly coloured
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
water shortage; shortage of water supply
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
economic fortune; luck with money
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to scam; to defraud; to swindle; to cheat
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible