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to become better; to improve

2

injection; jab; shot

3

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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(in spite of) being old enough to know better

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lunch; midday meal

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lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

1

we; us

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dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

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to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

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omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette

5

(husband and wife) both working; dual income

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chicken tender; chicken tenderloin

3

onion (Allium cepa)

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bell pepper (esp. red, yellow or orange); sweet pepper; capsicum; paprika (spice)

2

smallish; on the small side

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finely chopped (cooking)

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fry pan; frying pan

4

to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up

2

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

4

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

3

ketchup; catsup

1

water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

1

cooked rice; meal

1

salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper

1

stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence

1

simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)

1

completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

2

one (thing); one piece; one item

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(cow's) milk

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tablespoon

1

one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity

1

mayonnaise

1

to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate

1

low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering

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rice (esp. when served on a plate)

2

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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retort pouch

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hashed beef

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sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

being good at cooking; good cook

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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(nothing) but a little

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to mimic; to imitate

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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