mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
use; utility; effect; benefit
cough medicine; cough syrup; cough lozenge
charm; incantation; spell; curse
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
(medical) doctor; physician
curse; spell; malediction
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
effect; result; worth; use; avail
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
Niangniang; Chinese goddess
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
thickly; stickily; viscously
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)