to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
our country; our land; one's own country
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
to collect; to assemble; to gather
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
simply; merely; only; solely
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice