to lay aside; to set aside
Claire; Clare; Clerc; Klaern; Krehl
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to cool (water) down; to make less hot (e.g. by adding cold water)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
decisive mainland battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
sincere; earnest; serious
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
thereupon; therefore; because of that
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
buttercream sandwich cookie
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
format; procedure; way of proceeding
multiplication table; times table
thorough; exhaustive; complete
special selection; finest pick; top pick
investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts
equality; impartiality; evenness
colonization; colonisation
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition