to lean against; to set against
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
general idea; concept; notion
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
minimum; at the very least
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point