increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
electrolysis; electrolytic
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
picking; collecting; harvesting
long-term storage; long-term preservation
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
cookware; cooking utensil
complete set; all; everything
chopping board; cutting board
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
bombshell announcement (statement)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
slight; thin; on the weak side
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
decoration; ornament; trimmings
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete