north wind; northerly wind
at the window; by the window; next to the window
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
coagulation; freezing; solidification
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
natural cheese; non-processed cheese
filtration; filtering; percolation
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
good-quality; superior in quality
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
failure story; horror story
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
priority; order of precedence
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to look into; to peep into; to peer into