to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
to name; to call; to christen; to term
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
right in the center (centre)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
middle of the night; dead of night
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to subsist; to keep on living
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection