tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
and then; and so; and; so then
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
counting one's chickens before they're hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
reality; actuality; hard fact
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
(adding) extra fertilizer or manure (fertiliser)
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be greenish; to be tinged green
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
silence (not speaking); muteness
hand used like a sword in striking
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point