waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
choice; selection; option
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
beginning; outset; first; onset
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
registration; positioning
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
such; this sort of; like this
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
you (plural); all of you; you all
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to congratulate; to celebrate
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to have a talk; to tell a story
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
root crops; root vegetables