in comparison to; rather than
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino; spaghetti aglio e olio; spaghetti with garlic, olive oil, and dried red chili flakes; capsicum; chili pepper; cayenne
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
the other day; lately; recently
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
never mind!; don't worry about it
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
and; thereupon; because of that
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to pass (of time); to elapse
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake