to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
looking pale; looking unwell
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
simmering; (boiling) gently
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
document case; letter tray
government service; the bureaucracy
temporary sewing; basting
toe; toe (of a golf club)
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
to hammer out thinly (e.g. goldleaf)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to establish; to formulate
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll