gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
sanctuary; reserve (for wild animals); nature preserve
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
of course; certainly; naturally
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
sixth day of the month; six days
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
this family; we; this house
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to be perturbed; to be agitated
powerful person; influential person
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to comb down; to smooth down