near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to encamp; to take up positions
opposite player; opposite side; (person) directly opposite
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
forced laugh; forced smile
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
ready-made clothing; off-the-rack clothing; second-hand clothes; hanging
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion