high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to be softened; to calm down
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to ask for too much; to expect too much
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
starvation; famine; hunger
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
pending question; unresolved problem
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to like; to love; to be fond of
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
healthy; sound; wholesome
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
economic slump; economic stagnation; lackluster economy; stagnant economy; sluggish economy; slow economy
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel