item; something that one "just has to have"
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
near oneself; close to one; familiar
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
use; utilization; utilisation; application
restaurant (esp. in a hotel or inn); dining hall; dining room
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
sampling food; tasting; trying
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
connection; link; relationship
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
hard struggle; strenuous effort
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to cut corners; to be shoddy
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected