polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
what one should do (usu. in questions)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
handheld mixer; hand mixer
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
trial product; prototype model
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
sampling food; tasting; trying
cannot be compared with; no match for
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation