one-man business; sole proprietorship; owner-managed enterprise
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
rating; classification; allocation; grading
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
income; receipts; revenue
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
house of a prince of the blood
company; corporation; workplace
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
one's real father; natural father; biological father
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
right under; directly below
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to breathe out; to exhale
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
to dye; to colour; to color
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
entry permission (to a country); landing permission; shore leave
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance