sampling food; tasting; trying
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
degree of familiarity; popularity
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to pile up; to accumulate
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
pessimism; disappointment
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
patient; having a long fuse
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
Franklin (Canada); Frankln; Franklyn
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
in name only; titular; nominal
pupil; student; schoolchild
attendance (at school); going to school
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
leading; guiding; commanding