centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
three sides; small offering stand
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
watering hole; watering place
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
storage; warehouse; depot
setting a place; setting the table
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to peel; to skin; to pare
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
shellfish; seashell; shell
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.