to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
financier (type of pastry)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
progress; advance; improvement; development
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
novel; original; new; innovative
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
our country; our land; one's own country
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
bad influence; negative influence
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least