crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
night travel; walking around at night; night train; nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
physical condition; state of health; shape
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
dividing into four; quartering
considerably; greatly; a lot
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
moderate; proper; just right
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
how long; how far; how much
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
good news; happy news; glad tidings
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to keep secret; to conceal
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
good policy; wise policy; best plan
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through