hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
seasoning; flavour; flavor
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
one way or the other; either way
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
beetles; coleopterans; coleoptera
daily food; regular diet; staple food
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
hunting; oscillatory behavior of a non-converging feedback loop (behaviour); hunting cap
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal