to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
old town; old part of a city
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
(one's) current position; current location; present position
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing