to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
being concerned about or mindful of
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
bell pepper (esp. red, yellow or orange); sweet pepper; capsicum; paprika (spice)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
modesty; humility; being humble
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
weird; disgusting; sickening
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
author; writer; novelist; artist
health management; health maintenance; health care
circulation of the blood; apprehension
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk