minority group (party); minority
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to put into the mouth; to eat
to overflow from something full
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to begin some form of lifestyle
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to use X as a selling point
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
difficult problem; challenge
to become settled; to be fixed
reflective water surface; reflecting water
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
gifted young person who shows much promise
giant star; great person; giant; superstar