handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
indirection; indirectness
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
seasoning; flavour; flavor
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
proposed solution; idea for a solution
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
gesture; gesticulation; motion
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
out of one's line; out of one's field
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)