cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
at the time; in those days; then
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
small restaurant; eating house
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
toasted sandwich; hot sandwich; toastie
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
hard worker; hardworking person
high spirits; gleeful mood