prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
failure story; horror story
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)