container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
smelling of earth; rustic
gloss; sheen (surface quality found in unglazed pottery)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
different opinion; objection
recommendation; endorsement
taste; liking; preference
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
hidden room; secret chamber
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to invite in; to show someone in
immediately; at once; instantly
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
patriarch; head of a family
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to begin to walk; to set out
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to taste; to try (food or drink)
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to play a leading role; to play a central part
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch