reasonable (price, fee, fare, rate, etc.); reasonably priced; affordable; reasonable (judgment, policy, response, etc.); appropriate; sensible
to accept; to receive; to agree
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
outward appearance; apparent
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
private practice; one-person business; business-to-customer selling; B2C
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
hostess (of a party, event, etc.); hostess (at a bar, club, etc.); female host (of a TV or radio show)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
what proportion; what percentage
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
business; trade; operations; sales
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
to get along well with; to make a go of it
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
individual; one by one; separate; each
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(good) teamwork; team play; (close) cooperation; coordination; collaboration
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
individual play; one-man effort; non-cooperation; playing on one's own; selfish play
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods