main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
evening meal; dinner; supper
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
almost every day; almost daily
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to happen to hear; to overhear
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
simple is best; less is more
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
in session; in progress; under way; open
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
southern part; the south (of a region)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
Orange (France, Australia)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
separate case; another matter
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink