immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
otherwise; or else; if not
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
killing two birds with one stone
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
cooking class; cookery school
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
dining; dining room; meal
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK