light; faint; pale; fleeting
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to look forward to something
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
carefree; free from worry
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
such; like that; that sort of; very
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
relatively; comparatively
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
sampling food; tasting; trying
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
chair; stool; post; office; position
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp