shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
to call again; to call (someone) back
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
call; summons; convening; convocation
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
individual; one by one; separate; each
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
wing (of a bird, aircraft, etc.); wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.); winger; wing (of a building); unbalanced edge (in othello)
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
without; unless; have to do
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to jump from one thing to another
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
old model; old type; old style
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation