to make short work of; to eat up quickly
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.