to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
promoting; increase; advance
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
every person; every mouth; every entrance
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to rebuke; to scold harshly
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
worst; poor and boring; uncool
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
pride; boast; credit (to)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky