bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to mix; to stir; to blend
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception