business; trade; operations; sales
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
complete change; about-face
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
intelligence or information network
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
long ago; previous; of a former age
generation; the world; the age
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
normal duties; (one's) regular work
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
via; through; by doing; by means of; using