thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
confections; sweets; candy; cake
along the road; along the way
gem; jewel; precious stone
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
each house; every house; many houses
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
decision; settlement; definition
to be hot on a person's heels
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to listen in; to eavesdrop
help; assistance; service
watchful waiting; careful supervision
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
gradually; slowly but steadily
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
general mobilization; general mobilisation