(adv-to,vs) fussily
busily
sedulously
worrying about (small things)
(n-adv,n-t) next day
following day
(n) scouring
washing vegetables in lye
(n,vs) removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
(exp) to be free
to be available
(n) big yawn
(exp,v5k) to start an act (of a play)
to have curtains open
to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
(exp) (1) having a strong alkaline taste
harsh to the taste
(2) excessively strong-willed
fiercely individualistic
strongly idiosyncratic
(adj-i) (1) harsh tasting
strongly alkaline tasting
(2) excessively strong-willed
fiercely individualistic
strongly idiosyncratic
(exp) to skim the scum from broth or liquid
to skim (a liquid)