how; in what way; by what means
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
in accordance with; according to
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
and then; and so; and; so then
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
seeing off and meeting on return
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to be entwined; to be involved
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
seasoning; flavour; flavor
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)