scene; sight; scenario; setting
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
kitchen; financial situation
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
method of treatment; cure; remedy
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
aroma; class; style; aromatherapy
ingredient; component; composition
to make an appeal; to urge
(turned out) all right in the end
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
big thanks; great gratitude
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
literature; books (reference); document
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
award for distinguished service
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
way of solving (a problem); solution
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
natural span of life; 250 years old