multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
large serving; large portion
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
to sit for an examination
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
enthronement ceremony; coronation
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
war; fighting; fierce competition
cease-fire; truce; armistice
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
reform; reformation; reorganization
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
like a decent person; human
doing whatever one pleases
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
accession to the throne; enthronement
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
(political) power; authority; influence
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love