soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
in comparison to; rather than
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to ask a question; to ask questions
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
guess; speculation; supposition
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
conviction; belief; confidence
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to say no more; to sink into silence
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to find out; to discover; to locate
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around