king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
milk powder; baby formula; infant formula; formula
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)
slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot
something or other; anything
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
between times; when there's a spare moment
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to twitch (e.g. of ears); to jerk; to flick
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
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)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
big frame; large figure; huge body
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)
control column; yoke; joystick
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break