really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
plate of assorted fried food
to be thrilled; to be excited
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
item; article; dish; course; finest item
craving; longing; thirsting
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to triumph; to be elated with success
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
taste; liking; preference
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
older sister; lass; young lady
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled