popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
front; frontage; facade; main
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to kill by burning to death
epidemic; plague; pestilence
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
rather than; more ... than ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to put into the mouth; to eat
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra