cooking; food preparation
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
tail; tael (Chinese unit of mass and currency); tailcoat; tails
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
fried prawns; fried shrimp
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
I see; that's right; indeed
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
touché; you've got me there
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)