staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
Japanese person; Japanese people
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
no vacancy; full occupancy
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
rather; sooner; preferably
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
living by oneself; living alone
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
middle of the night; dead of night
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
one room apartment; studio apartment
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms