measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
living by oneself; living alone
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
somewhat below; slightly below
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
to flavor; to flavour; to season
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
scattering; sprinkling; shaking
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
popular name; common name; given name
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
shellfish; seashell; shell
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)