tool; implement; means; furniture
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
of course; certainly; naturally
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
genuine article; real thing; real deal
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
thank you for your continued patronage
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
speech; expression; wording; language
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to have a talk; to tell a story
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
referral fee; introduction fee
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
already; now; no longer; not any more
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
multimeter; multitester; volt-ohm-milliammeter
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release