funny story; funny anecdote
kitchen; financial situation
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
drop (e.g. of water); drip
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to lay aside; to set aside
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
face; looks; vestiges; trace
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the place for; the time for; the level of
calculated; premeditated; considered
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
twice; again; second time
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
increase (in an amount of money)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
conviction; belief; confidence
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to sniff out; to get wind of
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to squash; to crush; to flatten
quite; utterly; really; completely
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
3000; three thousand; many