murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
so; therefore; and; (and) then
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
local specialty; special product (of a region)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to rub into; (arch.) to teach; (arch.) to train; (arch.) to educate
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle