(not) even once; (not) ever
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
main cause; primary factor
everything; anything; nothing
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
rather than; more ... than ...
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
feeling good; feeling pleasant
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to get hungry; to become hungry
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
cooking; food preparation
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
snake; serpent; large snake
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing