whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
eccentric; crank; oddball
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
extremely; terrifically; super
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to join together; to combine; to join up
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
half and half; fifty-fifty
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super