cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
alone; by oneself; on one's own
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
leisure time; idle moment
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
precocity; early ripening; premature development
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
first meeting; first interview with
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)