to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
on the occasion of; at the time of
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
exemplar; model; example; pattern
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
being very busy; busyness
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
one's mood while traveling (travelling)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to garner interest; to attract attention
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to leave as is; to ignore
line; queue; procession; matrix
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
careless person; thoughtless person
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
request; appeal; claim; purchase
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
two at a time; two by two; in twos