menial; meanness; servility; abject
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
fried prawns; fried shrimp
tail (animal); tail end; tip
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
very likely; very probable
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
promising without due consideration
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
French; French food; French cuisine