needy circumstances; living in poverty
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to gain weight; to put on weight
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
somewhat below; slightly below
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
just the other day; quite recently
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
gradually; slowly but steadily
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy