ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
performing without rehearsal
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to make merry; to be festive
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
tomfoolery; monkey business
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
divide into four pieces; one fourth
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
(United States of) America; USA
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
to be powered on; to be turned on
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
three-digit number; hundreds column
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
to crumble away; to collapse
to accompany; to go with; to go together
white; correction fluid; white-out
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon