elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to have a meal; to take a meal
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
middle-sized Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
many; numerous; various; large number of
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to encamp; to take up positions
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
god of death; death deity; Death
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to fall flat; to fall face down
information; making a report (to a superior)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious