salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
to flavor; to flavour; to season
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
plump; chubby; voluptuous
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be boiled; to be cooked
simmering; (boiling) gently
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
reconciliation; make peace with
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
professor; teaching; instruction
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
encouragement rally; pep rally; spirit rally
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
short essay; pamphlet; tract
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to order; to command; to appoint
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively