ramen; Chinese-style noodles
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
secret; private; surreptitious
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
student (esp. a university student)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
fat; tallow; lard; grease
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific