preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
brown; light brown; tawny
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member