waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
authentication; notarization; notarisation
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
carbonated water; sparkling water; fizzy water; soda water
hors d'oeuvre; party platter; assorted food tray; catering platter
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
now that you say that; now that you mention it
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to bite off; to gnaw through
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to become summerly; to become like summer
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
sprayer; vaporizer; vaporiser; atomizer; atomiser; nebulizer
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
to be relieved; to feel relieved
concentration; density; cardinality