to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
convenient; handy; useful
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
kitchen; financial situation
work; business; company; study
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
answering machine; answerphone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
fast-talking; rapid talking
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to telephone; to make a phone call
metre; meter; meter; gauge
nature park; natural park
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)