to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
sampling food; tasting; trying
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
sinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.)
relish; gusto; appreciation
name plate; name tag; label
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
hundred points; perfect mark