removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
based on; built on; made from
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
boastful speech; bragging
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
since then; from that time; ever since
in public; in company; in the presence of others
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
dealing with; coping with
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to accept; to receive; to agree
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
like this; in this way; as you see
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness