eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
penalty for contract breach
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
at once; immediately; right now
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
decision; determination; resolution
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
one's own child; one's own children
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
thereupon; shortly thereafter
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
grandfather; male senior-citizen
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
kitchen; financial situation
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to smile broadly; to grin widely
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
good humour (humor); good mood