food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to watch steadily; to stare
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
that is to say; so that means
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected