dietary fiber; dietary fibre
on the gentle side; somewhat meek; rather quiet
well-cooked; well-done; browned
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
setting a place; setting the table
non-alcoholic beer; alcohol-free beer
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
eating heavily; excessive eating; devouring; consuming voraciously
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
sweating easily; profuse sweater
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
press conference; news conference
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
present (brought by a visitor); gift