to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
working; in operation; running; active
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
safety zone; traffic island
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
dilapidated house; deserted house
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
huge; enormous; great big
combination technique in Judo
winning in a flash; instant defeat
to need; to require; to take; to demand
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
freely; frankly; without reserve
to distract a person's attention
longing for others; wanting company
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
about here; in this neighborhood
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan