to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
genuine article; real thing; real deal
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special; special breakfast offer
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
hospital food; hospital meals
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
health; healthy; sound; fit
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
heap; pile; stack; full measure
(food) coloring; pigment; dye; coloring agent
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to overdo; to do too much