human being; human; person; character (of a person)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
number of times; frequency; count
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
store; reserve; stock; savings
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
form; shape; figure; visage
name; given name; first name
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
(one) letter; (one) character
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be silent; to say nothing
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
and yet; though; when; in spite of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in that manner; like that
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm