charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
first time; first; initial
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
to close (one's eyes); to shut
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(data) packet; packet; parcel; package
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
speaking voice; talking voice
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
(data) packet; mobile broadband data; package
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
cache; place to hide something
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
questioning (e.g. by police)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
danger; peril; hazard; risk
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...