cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
translational equivalent; equivalent word in translation
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
mountain range; mountain belt
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
practice; practising; experience
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to have a talk; to tell a story
individual differences; personal equation
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
income; receipts; revenue
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
touching; moving; painful
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
young Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata)