little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
military service; conscription
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
like that; that way; thus
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
accurate; correct; precise; exact
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
manners; behavior; behaviour
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
rehabilitation (in society)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
whether or not; presence or absence
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange