collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
freely; frankly; without reserve
tension; mental strain; nervousness
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
food; food products; foodstuffs
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
taste; palate; sense of taste
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
to get change back; to be more than enough
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to need; to demand; to take; to require
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
cooking; food preparation