wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
chef-owner; chef and owner
as (for); for; in the capacity of
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
maid; helper; help; assistance
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth
manner of using one's hands
one by one; one after another; successively
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
study; diligence; discount; reduction