settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
distilled liquor; spirits
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
recovery; return to form; regaining one's (usual) form; demodulation
strong-willed; strong of heart
fast-talking; rapid talking
(linguistic) competence; language capability
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
hard to reach place; remote place
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)
with curious eyes; curiously
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)