origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
manners; behavior; behaviour
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
older brother; elder brother
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
so; like this; in this way
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
follower; attendant; valet; servant
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why