aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
light meal; snack; refreshments
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
way of asking; way of listening; listener
what is called; what they call; so-called
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
hard worker; hardworking person
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to stare back at; to look back at
to rock; to shake; to swing