cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
chef-owner; chef and owner
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
proposal; proposition; suggestion
originally; by nature; from the start
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
loveable; very likeable; like very much
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry