to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to have a meal; to take a meal
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
basket; basketball; basket cloth
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to flavor; to flavour; to season
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis