speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
going to and fro; back and forth
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to snatch from; to steal from
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)