to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to throw into; to toss into
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
first meeting; first interview with
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
stifled (laughter); simmering
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
very loud volume; megavolume
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to telephone; to make a phone call
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears