to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
cooking; food preparation
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to be reflected in a mirror
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
unwanted child; shunned child
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
freedom; free man; free woman
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to watch steadily; to stare
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to taste; to try (food or drink)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit