humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
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.)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest