coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to put into the mouth; to eat
cut end; section; opening; slit
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
producer; grower; maker; producer (in a food chain)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
rise and fall; fluctuation
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
still (continuing); as ever; further