ex post facto report; report after the event
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
a little bit; a little while
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
ventilation fan; extractor fan
to be thrilled; to be excited
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
ethylene glycol; ethanediol
antifreeze; antifreezing solution
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
decrease in appetite; loss of appetite
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged