receptionist; reception woman
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to employ; to hire; to charter
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
interior design; interior; upholstery
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
sleeping together in a huddle
servant; manservant; menial
Jew's mallow; Nalta jute; Tussa jute
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
hadouken (fireball attack from the Street Fighter series)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
declaration; proclamation; announcement
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)