length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
moisture; humidity; dampness
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
representative; exemplary; model
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to surround; to crowd around
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
leader of a delegation (body, party)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
not worth considering; out of the question
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand