to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
Nobody's Boy (1878 novel by H-H Malot); The Adventures of Remi; Sans Famille
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
one's own army; one's own team
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
complementation; supplementation; completion
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
guardian; protector; patron; parent
vehement objection; bitter opposition
explanation; interpretation
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky