noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
considerably; greatly; a lot
slight; thin; on the weak side
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
process; course; mechanism
in proportion to; just as much as
sharing; division; draw; tie
unanticipated; unexpected
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to become red; to redden; to blush
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
strongish; somewhat strong
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)