incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
nonetheless; nevertheless
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
simmering; (boiling) gently
white sauce; béchamel sauce
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to like; to love; to be fond of
seasoning; flavour; flavor
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent