to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
throughput; processing power
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
other companies in the same business; rival firms
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
high-mix, low-volume manufacturing; production of a large variety of products in limited amounts
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
on the occasion of; at the time of
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
pressure; oppression; suppression
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week