waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
watching without paying (a film, play, etc.); watching for free (e.g. on illegal streaming sites); reading for free (e.g. pirated manga)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
growth period; growing season
looking on from afar; being a spectator
nonchalantly; without a care
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
a little; a bit; slightly
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one's best interests; one's own good
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
chief; main; principal; important
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
unexpected meeting; coincidence
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
major cleanup; spring cleaning
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP