stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
cooking class; cookery school
as a child; when one was a child
to recall; to remember; to recollect
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
distant look; faraway look
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
long ago; a long time ago; already
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
silence; stillness; quietness
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
contract; compact; agreement
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to say; to tell; to state; to do
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations