ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
concession; conciliation; compromise
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to break the silence; to break one's silence
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
another thing; exception; special case
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
small number; few; minority
sanity; consciousness; soberness
up until now; as recently as the present
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
all you want; as much as one wants
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to move forward; to move on