careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
supreme; sublime; highest
leader; authority; mainstay
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
rice cultivation; rice crop
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
(United States of) America; USA
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
deep ocean water; deep-sea water
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
openly; in public; without caring what others think
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
oxidized silver; oxidised silver; something restrained but impressive (e.g. performance); something quiet but superb; something masterfully controlled
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)