do-or-die game; crucial contest
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
protein; protein powder; protein supplement
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
health; healthy; sound; fit
first-aid; emergency (aid)
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion
sampling food; tasting; trying
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
cooking; food preparation
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to watch steadily; to stare
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
tacit; unspoken; implicit