timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
well-cooked; well-done; browned
seasoning; flavour; flavor
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
Thanksgiving (US, Canada)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote