to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to be expensive; to be costly
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
winner-takes-all (system)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(one) could even say that
all times and places; all ages and countries
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
each and all; every single one; everybody
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
cares; ill feeling; reserve
lightly; easily; carelessly
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
just past noon; afternoon
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
how many people; a number of people
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night