soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
that is to say; so that means
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
if so; in that case; in that situation
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
every year; yearly; annually
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to sit down; to take a seat
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
free (of charge); gratuitous
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
in its entirety; whole; wholly
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded