eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
how long; how far; how much
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
decline; fall; decay; withering
to mix; to stir; to blend
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
last night; yesterday evening
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
invitation; introduction; temptation
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute