harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
way of eating; how to eat
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to be transparent; to show through
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
high-class restaurant; high-end store
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to put on airs; to assume importance
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
principal occupation; core business
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
professor; teaching; instruction
interruption; interference; butting in
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
courteous; decorous; polite
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
signature phrase; signature saying
without thinking of the consequences
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort