to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
crank (mechanism); narrow, crank-shaped road (on a driving school training course); crank (on an early movie camera)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
an amateur as good as a professional
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
killing two birds with one stone
restlessly; in continuous motion
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
festival merrymaking; revelry
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
when; how soon; how long until
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest