black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
strongish; somewhat strong
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
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
bill (at a restaurant); check
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to maintain; to continue to have