to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
personal; individual; private
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that's true; of course; obviously
such; like that; that sort of
seasoning; flavour; flavor
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
being good at cooking; good cook
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
main cause; primary factor
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
elementary and middle schools
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
boastful speech; bragging
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
distrust of (other) human beings
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection