manner of using one's hands
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
cooking; food preparation
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
news programme; news program
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
observation; survey; watching
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
humming a tune (while doing something else)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to keep a house; to run a household
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
preface; introduction; preamble
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality