promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
from the viewpoint of; according to
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
rumtopf (fruit preserved in rum and sugar)
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
stollen; German fruit cake
to emphasize; to attach importance to
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather