a few minutes later; after a few minutes
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
riskiness; (level of) danger
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently