to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
participation; joining; entry
regional cuisine; local cuisine
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
great success; huge success
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
wish; desire; ambition; choice
system; institution; organization; organisation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
within; inside of; less than
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many people; a number of people
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes