executive chef; head chef
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
unfortunately; regrettably
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
question; inquiry; enquiry
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
about this time; about now
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(electric) torch; flashlight
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
speaking voice; talking voice
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted