to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
weird; strange; mysterious
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
unconfirmed; unidentified
to send flying with a kick
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
historical; traditional; historic
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable