human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be helpful; to be useful
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
helper; assistant; help; assistance
but; however; provided that
to whine; to make feeble complaints
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
what time; (lit.) which hour
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
at once; immediately; right now
preparation; arrangements
late at night; small hours of the morning
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
cooking; food preparation
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
the other day; lately; recently
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
bill (at a restaurant); check
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering