conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
operating a cash register
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
annual (plant); first-year student
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
the other day; a few days ago
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to head home; to leave for home
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
tool; implement; means; furniture
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to peel; to skin; to pare
peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming