to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to become sinewy; to behave formally
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
another thing; exception; special case
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
when it becomes; when it comes to
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
class; heading; group; category
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
jumble; hodgepodge; potpourri; heterogenous mixture
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
individual; private person; personal; private
transactions; dealings; business
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
most part; greater part; majority
leather; leather-bound; leathern