to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
priority seat; courtesy seat; seat provided in trains, buses, etc. for the use of the disabled, young children, the elderly, pregnant women, etc.
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
item; article; dish; course; finest item
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
striking; remarkable; considerable
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to mow; to reap; to harvest
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
as you see; as you can see
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to accompany; to go with; to go together
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
to work hard; to work diligently
number of persons; personnel