dining; dining room; meal
to collect; to assemble; to gather
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
manners; behavior; behaviour
seasoning; flavour; flavor
law-like nature; regularity
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
instability; insecurity; crankiness
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to explain adequately; to be accountable
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
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