failing mark (e.g. in exam)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
another thing; other things; another man's property
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
group; party; team; squad; section
being good at cooking; good cook
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
rice cooking; boiling rice
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
summertime; summer season
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
maid; helper; help; assistance
might is right; history is written by the victors
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation