cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
ex-husband; former husband
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
to boost; to force up; to push up
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
neglecting; leaving alone
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to make oneself available (free)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
plump; chubby; voluptuous