formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
carefree; free from worry
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
jokingly; in the form of a joke
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy