hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
optimization; optimisation
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
sexual act; sexual intercourse
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
to pack (e.g. an assortment of goods); to put together
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
counter used with Sino-Japanese words
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
transformation; transmutation; functional shift; conversion
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
soft tennis (variant of tennis played with a soft rubber ball)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance