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)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
critic; reviewer; commentator
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
health; healthy; sound; fit
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
chief; main; principal; important
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
bungee-jumping; bungee jump
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay