wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
ingredient; component; composition
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
great difference; big difference; wide margin
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
racial discrimination; racism
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
still (continuing); as ever; further
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward