soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
equality; uniformity; evenness
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
thought; consideration; thinking
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
cooking; food preparation
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to begin; to set about; to start
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to watch over; to watch attentively
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to mix; to stir; to blend
simmering; (boiling) gently
to be boiled; to be cooked
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship