face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
practice; practising; experience
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
twice; again; second time
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
modesty; humility; being humble
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
promising without due consideration
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing