as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to throw at; to turn; to raise
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
gossip; corner of the mouth
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
surrounding at a distance
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve
evening meal; dinner; supper
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
cooking; food preparation