small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
in this manner; in this way; like this
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
apparent; obvious; very clear
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
in accordance with; according to
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
suspicious-looking; fishy
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
success; prosperity; boom
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
in its entirety; whole; wholly
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion