to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to base something on; to make something the basis
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
conquest; domination; mastery
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
difficult to eat; unpalatable
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
pulverized; pulverised; powder(ed)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
written letters; handwriting
to be at a loss for words
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
exactly as stated; verbatim
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly