to add to the staff; to increase the staff
patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
being open but having virtually no business
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
wrong; different; not like that
teatime; tea break; coffee break
resignation; acceptance; consolation
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
fixed date; settlement date
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
root; joint; base; crotch
just past noon; afternoon
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship