stingy; cheap; very frugal
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to apologize; to apologise
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
chef-owner; chef and owner
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
present; gift; to give a present or gift
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)