cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
serious; not joking; straight
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
two legs; two feet; two pairs
go that far; to that extent
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
annual (plant); first-year student
from the viewpoint of; according to
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
group; party; team; squad; section
too much; excessively; too
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
particularly; only; in the case of
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
riskiness; (level of) danger
direct descent; direct line
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)