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
(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
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
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
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
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
common people; ordinary people; masses
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
street; quarter; district; area
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult