strongish; somewhat strong
seasoning; flavour; flavor
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
combined miso (e.g. white and red)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
novel; original; new; innovative
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
presence; sitting with; being with
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
for example; for instance; e.g.
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
item; something that one "just has to have"