entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to mix; to blend; to combine
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
fine article; masterpiece
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to put into the mouth; to eat
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 melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
professor; teaching; instruction
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
tide; current; tendency; trend
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)