to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to base something on; to make something the basis
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for 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; supremacy; winning (a championship)
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)
powdered; powdery; pulverized
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)
as stated; verbatim; literally
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
cutting into chunks (esp. vegetables)
ideally; if one were to wish for more
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
exposure to wind; severe criticism
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)