reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
main; principal; chief; primary; major
in proportion to; just as much as
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
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
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
first-rate; finest quality; the best
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to live through; to survive
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
trauma (usu. psychological)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
almost every day; almost daily