serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to not take seriously; to take lightly
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
how; in what way; by what means
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
reduction by half; halving
genuine; authentic; true; real
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
elementary particle; particle
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
abuse; misuse; perversion
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)