combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
aurora sauce; mix of tomato puree, béchamel, and butter
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
secret; private; surreptitious
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
blow; shock; strike; batting
technique; art; skill; move
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
sincere; earnest; serious
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with