to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
celebration; auspicious occasion
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
environment; circumstance
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
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)
standard; set; routine; decided
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to add meat (or weight); to add substance (to an essay, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent