taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
(turned out) all right in the end
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
chopping board; cutting board
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
garlic (edible plant, Allium sativum)
borscht (Eastern European and Russian soup, usu. made with beets); borsch
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to put into the mouth; to eat
special training; intensive training; crash course
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
month of fasting; Ramadan
party; set; gang; company; person
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
to examine someone's expression
being very busy; busyness