oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
failure; mistake; blunder
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
I see; that's right; indeed
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
rational; reasonable; logical
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
rather; better; instead; if anything
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)