moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to be discouraged; to shrink from
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
counter for things inside a bag
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
simple is best; less is more
to pierce through; to break through
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to blend
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
both sides; two sides; double-sided
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
what one should do (usu. in questions)