self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
with a momentary flash of light
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)