eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
future (usually near); prospects
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
student (esp. a university student)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
contemplation; meditation
to scatter away; to vanish
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
final proofreading; page-proofing
press; print shop; printing office
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
handheld mixer; hand mixer
whip (cream, etc.); whipping; to whip; to whisk
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
to bubble; to foam; to froth
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
several sheets (flat objects)
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
declaration; proclamation; announcement
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to