to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
of no interest; not interested
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
control; management (e.g. of a business)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to put into the mouth; to eat
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
looking slender in clothing
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt