to lick something up; to lap something up
competent; suitable; qualified
recommendation; referral; endorsement
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
producer (film, TV, etc.)
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
setting a bad example to others
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
I have nothing to do with it
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia); mustard greens
delicious-looking; tasty-looking; hot; sexy; desirable
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
Al-Jizah (Egypt); Giza (Egypt)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)