suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
question; inquiry; enquiry
celebrating recovery from illness
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be silent; to say nothing
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
failure; mistake; blunder
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to speak; to say; to vocalize
business results; business performance
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
not necessarily so; is not always true
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred