dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
this world; this life; world of the living
to be born; to come into this world
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
such ... as; or some such
manner of using one's hands
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of