dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to pause; to have a short intermission
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
Japanese food; Japanese meal
supreme; sublime; highest
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
firm; strong; solid; stable
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
inspection; examination; survey
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)