flour; meal; powder; dust
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to state; to express; to mention
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
light; faint; pale; fleeting
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
after school (at the end of the day)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to speak ill of; to disparage
rise and fall; fluctuation
(air) turbulence; turbulent air
rising; ascending; climbing
as; because; with; due to
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
taste; palate; sense of taste
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to dis; to diss; to disrespect