author; writer; novelist; artist
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
way (of doing); manner; method; means
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
one meal; one meal (a day)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
menu; schedule; program; menu
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
rapid weight loss; extreme thinning
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
skunk (animal); skunk (i.e. preventing someone from scoring entirely)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)