to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
manners; behavior; behaviour
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
in public; in company; in the presence of others
sampling food; tasting; trying
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
(necessary) personnel; required person
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
perfect; complete; flawless
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
passage; path; route; one's way
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
several years; a few years
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to arrest; to capture; to seize
matter; thing; affair; circumstance