materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cookware; cooking utensil
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
matter to be checked or investigated
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
place; situation; position; location
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
degree of difficulty; difficulty level