first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
cocoa butter; cacao butter; theobroma oil
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
import; importation; introduction; afferent
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to squeeze out; to wring out
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to sink (into); to get depressed
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically