evening meal; dinner; supper
preparation; arrangements
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
dental caries; tooth decay
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to indicate; to show; to point to
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence