cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
feeling; sense; impression
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
chunk of meat (e.g. for grilling); joint of meat
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
those (near the second person)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)