noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to be embarrassed; to lose face
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
head; brains; intellect; understanding
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
overdose; excessive consumption
password; watchword; motto; slogan
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
covered with; stained; smeared
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all