obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
surely; certainly; without doubt
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to order; to command; to appoint
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
(not) a single person; (no) one
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
fried prawns; fried shrimp
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
number of times; frequency; count
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to be discouraged; to shrink from