to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
living thing; living creature; animal; life
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
but; however; provided that
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
wounded person; injured person
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
the customer is always right; the customer is king
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to become empty; to be emptied
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)