to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
treatment; service; handling; management
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
although I say; although one might say; although called
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
many; much; plenty; hardly
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)
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
being about to cry; the verge of tears
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
though; notwithstanding; although
picking; collecting; harvesting
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
taste; palate; sense of taste
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything