one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
impossible to do (although wants to)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
to flavor; to flavour; to season
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
new menu item; new dish on a menu
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
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 harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
chance (of success); odds
to mix; to stir; to blend
operation (working) of the mind
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
instead; but (on the other hand)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed