to be palatable; to suit one's taste
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
preparing for winter; winter clothes
(your) choice; preference; wish
to put into the mouth; to eat
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
one or two; a few; small number
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
frequency (of occurrence)
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to become empty; to be emptied
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
worthy of special mention
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
newly appointed; inaugural
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
dozens; scores of; decades
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)