restaurant with only set meals
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to feel; to sense; to experience
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
please (give me); please (do for me)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
several years; a few years
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
steady; sound; reliable; solid
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
business world; business circles; (the) industry
company president; manager; director
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
originally; by nature; from the start
accounting; administration (of money)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
second generation; second; junior
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
at that time; in those days
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to take over; to hand over
how many years; how long; what year
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up