cookware; cooking utensil
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
change; alteration; modification
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to cross the line; to go too far
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to begin; to set about; to start
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to boil something until it is done (e.g. vegetables)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to mix; to blend; to combine
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
light brown; golden brown
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to throw into; to toss into
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while