imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
supply; supplying; replenishment
cooking; food preparation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to give directions; to issue instructions
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
superior; superiors; senior
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
two classes; double; two sets
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
in the morning; during the morning
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
delivery; transfer; hand-over