explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
sewing; needlework; embroidery
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
four (long cylindrical things)
ten (long cylindrical things)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
ambitious (heroic) undertaking; daring enterprise; grand scheme
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account