arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
originally; by nature; from the start
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
selling out; being sold out
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
separate-volume supplement (to)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
relation; connection; relevance
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
almost; roughly; approximately
pointing out; identification
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
associate editor; deputy editor
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment