desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to examine someone's expression
very; much; greatly; a lot of
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
after a long time; for the first time in a while
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
fertile; rich; productive
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
split; division; break up
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
quarrel; dispute; argument
local specialty; local special dish
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing