amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
setting a place; setting the table
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
to have one's hair stand on end
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
common reed (Phragmites australis)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
group; party; team; squad; section
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
overseas student; exchange student
limited time; limited-time offer
having a meal; eating something
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost