manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
study; research; investigation
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
presence (impressive quality)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show