sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
neat and clean; tidy; trim
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
those present; attendance
whispered conversation; whispering
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately