to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
cheap article; poor quality article
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
firmly; solidly; heartily
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither