reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
hastily made; improvised preparation
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
proposal; proposition; suggestion
it is not (like that) either
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
although I say; although one might say; although called
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)