to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
impossible; unlikely; improbable
take-out; take-away; carry-out
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills