fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
column shape; cylinder; columnar
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
reset; fresh start; new beginning
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
production (e.g. play); direction
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
evening meal; dinner; supper
although; but; even though; I wish that
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
preliminary arrangements; spade work
boarder; boarding student
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)