half-moon; half a month; semicircle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
that is to say; so that means
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
carcinogen; carcinogenic substance
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
stepping back; drawing back
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
dark (color); concentrated; thick