given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be needed; to be wanted
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
please (give me); please (do for me)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
go that far; to that extent
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate