social; societal; societary
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
but; however; provided that
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
all present; all concerned; all of us
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
personal; individual; private
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
family; members of a family
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk