first-rate; finest quality; the best
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cooking; food preparation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
three; three years of age
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to hand over; to surrender
just like; the same as; no different than
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
practice; practising; experience
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to discuss; to talk together
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...