companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
cooking; food preparation
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
individual; private person; personal; natural person
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
bûche de Noël; Yule log (cake)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
at the meeting; on the occasion
good humour (humor); good mood
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
difficult problem; challenge
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
bad influence; negative influence
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to grow up; to become an adult
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down