to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
annual (plant); first-year student
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to pass (of time); to elapse
too much; excessively; too
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
toasted sandwich; hot sandwich; toastie
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
expression of love; showing love