subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
autographs (brushwork) of departed person
is never the case; has never happened
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
that's right; yes; uh-huh
consumer electronics; home appliances
emergency light; emergency lamp
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
reading partway; leaving half-read
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
training; education; development; cultivation
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
translator (device, program); translation machine
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
the other day; some time ago; recently
low noise (of a machine, appliance, etc.); silent (device)
decrease; reduction; decline
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to strip; to peel; to tear off
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to jump up and down; to hop