to apologize; to apologise
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
all; entire; whole; altogether
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
to be able to manage somehow or another
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom