to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
working; in operation; running; active
seat at a table; place at a table
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
white sauce; béchamel sauce
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
every month; each month; monthly
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out