to soak; to steep; to macerate
cooking; food preparation
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
cold brew (coffee, tea, etc.); infusing in cold water
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
(sound of one's) heartbeat
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to be lacking in options; to be too few
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part