opening ceremony (of the school term)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
to put into the mouth; to eat
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to grow up; to become an adult
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
is something that; is that which
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender