to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to keep (a person) waiting
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
personification; impersonation; embodiment
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
consequently; as a result; in the end
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt