stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
control; check; restraint; inhibition
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to fly around; to scatter
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
squad leader; group leader; team leader
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
bell pepper (esp. red and yellow); capsicum; paprika (spice made from sweet peppers)
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
rational; reasonable; logical
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)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious