deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
heating; application of heat
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
failure; mistake; blunder
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
dozens; scores of; decades
several minutes; a few minutes
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no