hospitality; service; entertainment
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
appointment; rendezvous; date
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
otherwise; or else; if not
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
appearance; figure; shape; form
very short and stout; small but quite wide around