constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
convenient; handy; useful
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
presence; sitting with; being with
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
for the first time in one's life
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly