service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to throw at; to turn; to raise
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
consequence; outcome; result; blame
official announcement; proclamation
rather; sooner; preferably
if so; in that case; in that situation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
general; popular; common; typical
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
study; diligence; discount; reduction
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
discriminatory; discriminative
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
each and all; every single one; everybody
to be worried; to be troubled
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
education; training; discipline
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out