(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
old couple; elderly couple
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
operating expenses; budget
to be profitable; to yield a profit
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
being good at cooking; good cook
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
the place where one is sent on an errand
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
messenger; envoy; emissary
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to adorn; to decorate; to dress up; to build up
attractiveness; charm; amiability
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal