making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
valuation basis; appraisal standard
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
the front; honest; upright; decent
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
after a long time; for the first time in a while
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
writing; composition; essay; sentence
correction; revision; amendment
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling