creative cookery; creative cuisine
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
very; much; greatly; a lot of
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
sports-minded; sports-oriented
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
air conditioning; air cooling
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject