one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
counter seat; seat at the counter
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
seat at a table; place at a table
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
apparently; appears to be
daily lunch special; today's set lunch
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
to look forward to something
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to keep (a person) waiting
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
piece; fragment; one (object)
division into equal parts; equal parts
probability; likelihood; chances
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
stochastic; probabilistic
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction