materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
(your) choice; preference; wish
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
to get between; to be caught in
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is