French; French food; French cuisine
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
food and drink; eating and drinking
society; the world; the times
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
person concerned; interested party; related party
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
pelican crossing; pedestrian light controlled crossing; push-button activated pedestrian crossing; push-button operated
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
line; queue; procession; matrix
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person