spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
such a thing; something like that
never mind!; don't worry about it
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
in proportion to; just as much as
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
conviction; belief; confidence
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
income; receipts; revenue
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to hold something reverently with both hands
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question