solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
cooking; food preparation
financials; on the funding (capital) side
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
certainly; surely; definitely
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
within; inside of; less than
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
interest (in something); enthusiasm
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)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate