bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
you could say that; that might be so
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
granulated sugar; brown sugar
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)