authenticity; credibility
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to be led by; to be headed by
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
political measures; policy
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
bold; daring; unflappable
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to arrest; to capture; to seize
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
quietly; slowly; gracefully
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to sob; to be choked with tears
possession (esp. of a territory)
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to make a fool of (someone)