to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
white fish; fish with white flesh
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
family-oriented; familial
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
growth period; growing season
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
night attack; nocturnal assault
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
several people; a few people
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
postwar period; period after Second World War
as planned; according to plan
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable