occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
common people; ordinary people; masses
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
cooking; food preparation
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
eye strain; eyestrain; asthenopia
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
air of luxury; high class feel
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
Italian food; Italian cooking; Italian cuisine
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive