to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
convenient; handy; useful
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in this way; thus; such; uh...
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to some extent; to a certain extent
taste; palate; sense of taste
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
just because; even if; even though
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
perfect; complete; flawless
not necessarily so; is not always true
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
being good at cooking; good cook
periodic; regular; routine
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing