increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
how; in what way; how about; questionable
customer traffic; customers; custom
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
three; three years of age
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
just a minute; small quantity
line; queue; procession; matrix
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to attempt; to test; to try out
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
reset; fresh start; new beginning
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to apologize; to apologise
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
being startled; getting a shock
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)