to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to underrate; to make light of
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
worst; worst-case (scenario)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
apparent; obvious; very clear
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
Charis; Grace; minor goddess of charm, beauty, etc.; chalice (for Holy Communion)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
medical science; medicine
the study or science of religion; religious studies
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
outside of one's area of expertise
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
number of persons; personnel
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to press a question; to cross-examine