performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
troubled face; worried expression
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
from outside; from the side
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
proposal; proposition; suggestion
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to make sure of the truth
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to keep watch; to stand guard
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
disliking people similar to oneself
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
growth period; growing season
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
great talents mature late
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
simmering; (boiling) gently
to be boiled; to be cooked
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to become frayed; to become loose
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off