making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
French; French food; French cuisine
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
creative cookery; creative cuisine
one by one; one after another; successively
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
form; shape; figure; visage
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate