oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to thrust before; to thrust at
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicate reason; infers some protest
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
together; at the same time; same; identical
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
serious; severe; grave; acute
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
should; must; -able; probably; likely
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
ingredient; component; composition
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
trio; gang of three; threesome
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind