grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
genuine article; real thing; real deal
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
already; now; no longer; not any more
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to become desperate; to give in to despair
indeed; really; truly; very much
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
because of; owing to; due to
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)