to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
food and drink; eating and drinking
small shot bar with an all-female staff
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
actor; actress; player; performer
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
membership card; member's card
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
first-rate; finest quality; the best
membership registration; member registration; enrolling as a member; subscription
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
to seduce; to hit on; to do; to give; to present; to award
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
hanging loosely; dangling limply
imperial order; imperial decree
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
to trample; to crush underfoot
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap