place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
customer traffic; customers; custom
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
restoration; repair; mending
in the meanwhile; during the time
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to affect; to impact; to influence
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to loiter around; to wander about
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
desperately; for one's dear life
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
smoothly; easily; readily
to turn round; to face about; to turn about