October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
condition; state of preservation
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
independence; self-reliance
to care for someone; to look after someone
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
way one walks; one's walk
item; article; dish; course; finest item
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
several types; several kinds; several species
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
chalaza (part of egg tissue)
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap