secret; private; surreptitious
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to have a meal; to take a meal
almost every day; almost daily
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
relatively; comparatively
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
seasoning; flavour; flavor
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
cake served with tea; teacake
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
teatime; tea break; coffee break
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
moderate; proper; just right
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
duty; function; office; mission; task
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
leisure time; idle moment
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored