to mix; to stir; to blend
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
new menu item; new dish on a menu
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to indicate; to show; to point to
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
establishment; settlement
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
bedside; near one's pillow
present; gift; to give a present or gift
society; the world; the times
hard (life); tough (world)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to grow up; to become an adult
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
a long time ago; in those days
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind