advance payment; money paid in advance
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
while moving; on the move
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
street; quarter; district; area
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)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
older sister; lass; young lady
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to put into the mouth; to eat
explanation; interpretation
caller; visitor; company; guest
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord