variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
black lustre; black luster
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to scrape off; to shave off
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
sampling food; tasting; trying
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to bite off; to gnaw through
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
quenching; hardening; tempering
tasting a food that one has previously heard of
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to mix; to blend; to combine
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
board, plank or sheet shaped
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid