tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to taste; to try (food or drink)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
notice; attention; observation
and; thereupon; because of that
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
malicious; deliberately mean
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
stollen (German fruit cake)
bûche de Noël; Yule log (cake)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
business; trade; operations; sales
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business