to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to torment; to torture; to harass
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
equality; uniformity; evenness
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
Italian food; Italian cooking
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to throw into; to toss into
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
those (near the second person)
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)