darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
rising; ascending; climbing
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
ice cream; flavoured ice; sherbet
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
rest; break; recess; intermission
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to be exhausted; to be worn out
not necessarily so; is not always true
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
even though; despite; notwithstanding
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
development; exploitation
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
nonchalant air; unruffled air
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful