filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to complain; to lodge a complaint
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
lately; recently; these days
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
fried prawns; fried shrimp