vacuum pack; vacuum packing
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
cooking; food preparation
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
to sew up; to sew together
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
ventilation fan; extractor fan
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
paper towel; kitchen paper; kitchen roll
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to live through; to survive
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
Christmas carol; Christmas song
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
night lighting; nighttime illumination