service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
household economy; family finances
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
great war; great battle; world war
to make merry; to be festive
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
divide into four pieces; one fourth
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
division into equal parts; equal parts
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
moderate; proper; just right
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
all night long; all through the night
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless