concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
one's own work; making by oneself
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
nonchalantly; without a care
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
tendency; trend; inclination
taste; palate; sense of taste
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
principle; theory; fundamental truth
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
difference; variation; difference
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
preparation; arrangements
to smirk; to grin broadly
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
hesitation; indecision; vacillation