deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
middle and high-school students
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
complete change; about-face
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
somehow; for some reason or other
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to mark the end; to spell the end
calm; composed; cool; quiet
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)