cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
very; extremely; excessively
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
impossible; unlikely; improbable
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
in succession; one by one
to stare back at; to look back at
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
invitation; introduction; temptation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal