warp; curvature; curve; arch
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
naval port; naval station
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
snake; serpent; large snake
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
fee; charge; rate; material
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
power; might; authority; influence
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
serious; not joking; straight
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
not limited to; not just ...
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
traditional; conventional
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence