refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to have a talk; to tell a story
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
direct connection; direct link
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
beginning; outset; first; onset