standing; reserve; always having ready
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
chair; stool; post; office; position
to rock; to shake; to swing
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to do for (the sake of someone else)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
here and there; in places
to be transparent; to show through
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
forgetting; lapse of memory
mixture of soy sauce and vinegar
apple cider vinegar; cider vinegar
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
sampling food; tasting; trying
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity