to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
please sit down; please have a seat
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
speech; expression; wording; language
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
signature phrase; signature saying
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
office hours; business hours; working hours
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
development (of film); photographic processing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)