regional cuisine; local cuisine
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
construction; establishment
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to pile up; to accumulate
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
flour; meal; powder; heroin
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
unprecedented; never seen before
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
kneading trough; kneading bowl
to be softened; to calm down
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
recovery; undoing; recall
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival