bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
live music or performance
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to stop in the middle of a sentence
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
for your information; I'm telling you
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...