strategy meeting; council of war
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
border (between countries); national border
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
katakana word; word written in katakana
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
euro (currency); Euro-; European
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
espresso (coffee); expresso
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge