I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
after that; afterwards; thereafter
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
cannot be compared with; no match for
to become better; to improve
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
that is to say; so that means
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
permanent; perpetual; lasting
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part