food; food products; foodstuffs
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
serious crime; grave crime
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
being startled; getting a shock
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
powerful person; influential person
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
secret technique; secret art
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
prospects of victory; chances of success
light brown; golden brown; tan
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)