hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
nonchalant air; unruffled air
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
that kind; competition; match
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
shameless; shameless person
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
give-and-take; give and take
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
admiration; being impressed (by)
smelling of earth; rustic
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
very much; very many; more and more