hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
in succession; one by one
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
younger scholar; future reference
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
everyday life; daily life
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
study; pursuit of knowledge
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to recall; to remember; to recollect
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
as a child; when one was a child
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means