poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
history of; experience of
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
convenient; handy; useful
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
good feeling; feeling good
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
unwanted hair; superfluous hair
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
proposal; proposition; suggestion
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
drama; theatre; theater; play
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
family vacation; family trip
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to lure someone; to entice someone
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to be away from home; to be out of the house
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams