thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
viewer; (television) audience
sympathy; empathy; response
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to use X as a selling point
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
if so; in that case; in that situation
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
domestic affairs; internal administration
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
effect; result; worth; use; avail
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
by means of; due to; because of; according to
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
action of making something; -ification
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
chocolate bar; bar of chocolate
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
shopping; purchased goods
seasoning; flavour; flavor
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip