cooking; food preparation
button (clothing); push-button
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to get accustomed to using
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
virtual reality sickness; 3D sickness
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
treasure house; storage for valuable property
hidden treasure; treasured article
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
now that you say that; now that you mention it
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to