black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
white; correction fluid; white-out
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
raffia; raffia palm; raffia fiber; raffia fibre
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
book; volume; this; present; main; head
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
Korean stew; Korean hot pot
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
ill will; malice; evil intent
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to throw at; to turn; to raise
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence (not speaking); muteness
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
tendency; trend; inclination
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to begin talking; to open up
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise