awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
protracted war; war of attrition
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
going through; going via; going by way of
dining; dining room; meal
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
preference; priority; precedence
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); white mushroom