to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
advanced level; high grade; senior
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
minuteness; one millionth
another thing; other things; another man's property
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
setting a place; setting the table
tasting a food that one has previously heard of
avocado (Persea americana)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
difficult to eat; unpalatable
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
leisure time; idle moment
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
sauce; Worcestershire sauce