programme; program; plans; arrangements
flustered; confused; panicked
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
transactions; dealings; business
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to rain incessantly; to downpour
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
menu; schedule; program; menu
cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent