spell; charm; incantation; magic word
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
not limited to; not just ...
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
fine weather; fair weather
white background; blank; female virgin
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to fan; to incite; to instigate
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter