in a day; in a brief space of time
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
one grain; one drop; one bead
competing; competition; auction
many; numerous; various; large number of
binge eating; stress eating
very hungry; starving; ravenous
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
not yet developed; undeveloped; underdeveloped
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
what's on hand; whatever is available
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to be embarrassed; to lose face
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)