appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
failure; mistake; blunder
now that; since; so long as; because
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
opening; beginning; commencement
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
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)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit