to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
seasoning; flavour; flavor
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
settlement; solution; resolution
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
declaration of war; proclamation of war
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to gain a victory; to win
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
one's post; place of work; workplace
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
application; request; petition
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
your husband; her husband
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
another family; another house
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)