pride; dignity; self-worth
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
second marriage; remarriage
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to call in; to invite; to bring in
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
dining with one's superior; dining with one's superiors
by all means; at all costs
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank