cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
menu; schedule; program; menu
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
estimate (of costs); budget
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to flavor; to flavour; to season
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
protection against the cold
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
exceptional item; extraordinary product
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim