standard; set; routine; decided
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
temple (building); temple (side of head)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
affectation; showiness; pretence
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to shed light; to cast light
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
rice and curry; curry rice
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
softly; mildly; gently; politely
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
cooking; food preparation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
food; food products; foodstuffs
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
school festival; campus festival
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
warming up (food) in a microwave
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)