to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
(written) contract; agreement
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
approval; license; licence; permission
official document; archives
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
powerful person; influential person
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
initial budget; original budget
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
somehow; for some reason or other
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
excessive; too much; unreasonable
nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do