space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting); scraping a surface clean
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
middle of the night; dead of night
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
solution; solution strategy
grip (of hand); grip strength
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to make a mistake; to blunder
source of worry; source of distress
beyond; across; the other side; the distance