seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
justification; rationalization
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
with a friendly grin; smilingly
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
cookware; cooking utensil
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
postwar period; period after Second World War
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
permanent; perpetual; lasting
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)