skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
like this; this sort; this way
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
intelligence gathering; information gathering
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
treating someone like a child
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
although I say; although one might say; although called
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
as a child; when one was a child
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
magical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether; mana; magical energy
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of