sampling food; tasting; trying
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
semi-transparent; translucent
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to add (to); to add on; to append
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
to put into the mouth; to eat
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
thorough; exhaustive; complete