moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
feeding (animals); provisioning
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
state of mind; (one's) mental state
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
deflection; deviation; variation; declination; drift
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to soak into; to permeate
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
early to bed early to rise
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
celebration; auspicious occasion
Indian cuisine; Indian cooking; Indian food
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
himself; yourself; herself
automatic; intransitive verb
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with