to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
retort; back talk; backchat
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
while; even though; despite
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
interference; intervention; meddling
(not) even once; (not) ever
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
to fight against; to oppose; to face
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
environment; circumstance
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh