exposure to wind; severe criticism
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
moderate; proper; just right
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out; to-go
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be promoted to a higher rank
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
draw (in competition); tie game
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
hostility; antagonism; opposition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger