wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to be thrilled; to be excited
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
very loose; slowly; leisurely
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
father and mother; parents
late at night; at a late hour
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
incident; affair; happening; event
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to distribute; to hand out
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to run through; to run past
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
description; describing; depicting
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to trace back to (the origins of something)