seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
as usual; as is one's habit
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
set meal; special (of the day)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to stiffen; to become stiff
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)