business; work; operations; service; duties
woman; female; feminine gender
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
items mentioned; contents (of a record); recorded items; entries
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
distant look; faraway look
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
single word; a few words; brief comment
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
someone; a certain person
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
nothing but; except; no more than
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
you could say that; that might be so
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
special training; intensive training; crash course
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
better than nothing; better than none at all
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
influenced (by); under an influence