bell pepper (esp. red and yellow); capsicum; paprika (spice made from sweet peppers)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
cooking class; cookery school
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
journal; magazine; periodical
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to