beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
double; twice (as much); twofold
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
heap; pile; stack; full measure
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
separate; scattered; apart
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to begin talking; to open up
common knowledge; well-known fact
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
strong interaction; strong force
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to resound; to echo; to reverberate