nothing but; except; no more than
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
while moving; on the move
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
front entrance; front door
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
thickly (of whipped eggs, cream, etc.; such that it leaves a trail or forms soft peaks); stickily; becoming thick and foamy (of soap suds); sluggishly; slowly; heavily
alternately; by turns; one after the other
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true