to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
made of aluminum (aluminium)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
sweet voice; seductive voice
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
lack of uniformity; unevenness; imbalance; inequality; disproportion
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
narrow margin; slim margin
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
exchange (something) together
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by