simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
seasoning; flavour; flavor
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
hostility; antagonism; opposition
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
interior; inside; internal
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
legendary beast; magical beast
pull; patronage; tug; discount
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together