whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
telephone call; telephone (device)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
cookery school; cooking school; culinary school; culinary academy
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
even though; despite; when
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood