waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
long ago; already; a long time ago
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to make merry; to be festive
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how