adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
seat at a table; place at a table
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
almost (did); nearly (did)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
set menu; fixed-course menu; table d'hôte
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
established fact; fait accompli
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
beauty contest; beauty pageant
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
action committee; executive committee
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda