to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
surroundings; environs; circumference
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
caramel (browned sugar used as flavouring)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
bill (at a restaurant); check
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to stop walking; to pause
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
confections; sweets; candy; cake