to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
novel; original; new; innovative
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
severe criticism; damnation
chance (of success); odds
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
to peel; to skin; to pare
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
watering hole; watering place
item; article; dish; course; finest item
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
casting; cast-metal object
reopening; resumption; restarting
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
gooily; with a squeeze; squishily; with a squish
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops