having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to throw into; to toss into
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
inside; interior; inner part
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
small; fine; detailed; stingy
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day