brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to invite in; to show someone in
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
it's been a long time; long time no see
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
decision; determination; resolution
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
loss of rights; disenfranchisement
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
subversion (of the state)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way