habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
(right at the) side; just beside
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
kiwifruit; kiwi fruit; kiwi; kiwi (bird)
red bell pepper; red capsicum
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
being good at cooking; good cook
borscht (soup, usu. made with beetroot); borsch
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
it's not like; it isn't as if
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be able to manage somehow or other
to smirk; to grin broadly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity