iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
great difference; major mistake
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
hey there; I say; see here
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
for the first time in one's life
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
rope; cord; policeman's rope
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
discovery; detection; finding
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
article; item; thing; goods; wares
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se