children's story; fairy tale
to mix; to blend; to combine
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
Indian cuisine; Indian cooking; Indian food
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to jump at; to be attracted by
to become better; to improve
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
mail; postal matter; postal item
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
naturally; of course; understandably
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably