to take (a resource, e.g. time or money);  to hang;  to come into view;  to arrive;  to come under (a contract, a tax);  to start (engines, motors);  to attend
 to eat up (completely);  to put down (a rebellion);  to suppress; (arch.)  to make flat; (arch.)  to level out
 aroma;  fragrance;  scent;  smell
 to drink;  to gulp;  to smoke (tobacco);  to engulf;  to overwhelm;  to keep down;  to suppress
 coincident with;  while;  simultaneously
 phew;  whew;  huff;  whoo;  wohoo
 satisfaction;  contentment;  sufficient;  satisfactory;  satisfying (an equation)
 seeming ...;  appearing ...;  -ish;  like a ...;  typical of ...
 enough;  sufficient;  sufficiently;  fully;  division into ten
 local specialty;  local special dish
 pointing out;  identification
 or rather (say);  or better (say);  or perhaps I should say;  or, how should I put it;  I mean
 whispering;  subdued;  murmuring;  dry and tasteless
 (husked grains of) rice;  staple (product, etc.);  necessity
 sure;  no mistaking it;  for certain;  without doubt
 to leave;  to exit;  to leave (on a journey);  to depart;  to move forward;  to come to;  to get to
 now that you say that;  now that you mention it
 may;  might;  perhaps;  may be;  possibly
 dark elf (fictional race)
 thin rice porridge;  watery cooked rice;  rice gruel;  congee
 if anything;  if pushed I'd say;  if I had to say
 wheat;  barley;  oat (oats)
 near;  close;  close (in time);  soon;  close (relationship);  friendly
 sweet-tasting;  sweet;  fragrant (smelling);  sweet (music);  lightly salted;  light in salt;  naive
 to boil;  to simmer;  to stew;  to seethe
 to scatter;  to cause a shower of;  to disperse;  to distribute;  to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.);  to relieve
 resistance;  opposition;  reluctance;  repulsion;  resistance;  drag
 may;  might;  perhaps;  may be;  possibly
 head;  chief;  merit;  strong point;  superiority;  major
 grain;  bead;  drop;  counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
 cause;  seed;  variety;  kind;  counter for varieties
 of course;  certainly;  naturally
 fault;  defect;  minor;  5-point card
 to eat;  to live;  to make a living;  to bite;  to sting (as insects do);  to tease;  to torment
 feeling;  sense;  impression
 dubious;  puzzled;  suspicious
 to ask;  to enquire;  to query
 how many times;  how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
 primary school;  elementary school;  grade school