to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
menu; schedule; program; menu
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
imperial court; royal court
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
executive chef; head chef
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)