to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
literally; to the letter; literal
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
tendency; trend; inclination
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
delicious; appetizing; appetising
presence (impressive quality)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to look down on; to condescend
to some extent; to a certain extent
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
scene; spectacle; sight; view