foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
new menu item; new dish on a menu
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
questionnaire; survey; poll
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
bribe; sweetener; douceur
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
for today; for the time being
penalty; sentence; punishment
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to amuse oneself; to make merry
use; utilization; utilisation; application
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
bakery; baker; pastry shop
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling