sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
permeation (e.g. of water); percolation; seepage
flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
research publication; scholarly publication
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
to accept (something) with thanks
water filter; water purification system
being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
cutting into four; quarter; photograph size 254mm x 305 mm
temple; shrine; sanctuary
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing