good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
until now; so far; up to the present
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to throw into; to toss into
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
expression; look; countenance; face
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to rock; to shake; to swing
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
here and there; in places
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
conscious; deliberate; intentional
any more; any further; any better; any longer
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)