cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bazaar; bazar; special sale (at a department store)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to come and go; to go back and forth
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to hand (over); to deliver in person
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly