bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to play a central role; to take a leading part
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
private house; one's own house
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
determination; resolution
trial product; prototype model
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
kitchen; financial situation
trouble; quarrel; dispute
cookware; cooking utensil
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
sampling food; tasting; trying
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
rejection (of an application)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally