digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
this world; this life; this generation; present day
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to press a question; to cross-examine
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
at first; in the beginning; originally
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
incident; affair; happening; event
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
self-consciousness; self-awareness
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
at first; in the beginning; originally
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning