cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
outside of one's area of expertise
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to begin talking; to open up
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
social; societal; societary
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
company director; board member
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan