Measuring that is not for a mitzva is ossur because of Uvdin D’chol. (MB 1, 9)
You are allowed to borrow wine (e.g.) from someone, just don't mention an exact measure. You can say “Fill this container for me and we will measure it tomorrow. “ (ShA 2 – MB 9)
The lender can measure the wine in a measuring cup as long as he doesn’t measure exactly. He should fill it a little under the line or above the line. (Rama 1)
You are allowed to say “Give me 10 nuts”. A number is not a commercial term. Nevertheless, if you already owe him 10 nuts and now you are asking for 10 more, you are not allowed to verbalize the sum total “Now I owe you 20”. This is too similar to commercial terminology. (ShA 3, 4 – MB 11 – BeH “mutar”)
Avoid making punch holes in paper to indicate an amount of something. (MB 20)
A gabbai tzedoka who wants to remember someone’s pledge on Shabbos should have people’s names written on cards before Shabbos. Then on Shabbos, he may place a peanut (e.g.) on the name representing the amount of money pledged by that person. (MB 20)
Transporting many bottles of wine is normally done either by using a box and making fewer trips, or by carrying them by hand, necessitating more trips. There is an argument regarding which method is preferred. Therefore, if you will be transporting the wine where people do not see you – use a box and minimize the walking. But if you will be walking through a communal courtyard, the box will arouse suspicion – rather make more trips. Even so, if you are in a rush to serve guests you may use a box. (ShA 5 – MB 25)
You may wash the dishes on Shabbos as long as you will use them (or might use them) on Shabbos – even after Shalosh Seudos. (ShA 6 – MB 26, 28)
If you know that you will not need the dirty dishes on Shabbos, it’s ossur to wash them because of tircha. (MB 28, 29)
There is an argument if you are allowed to toivel new dishes on Shabbos or not. We are machmir. However if you have a doubt if a dish has been toiveled or not – you may rely on the lenient opinion and toivel the dish just in case. (ShA 7 – MB 33)
If you want to use an untoiveled dish on Shabbos, you can give it to a non-Jew as a gift (mutar l’torech Shabbos) and borrow it back from him. After Shabbos toivel it without a beracha. Whenever you keep a goys dish long term, toivel it without a beracha before use. (ShA7 – MB 34, 35)
You are allowed to rinse wine out of a glass that a gentile drank from. The remaining contents do not make the glass muktza as they are bottel to the glass. It is not considered tikkun kli by making the glass usable since it is viewed as merely washing its filth. (ShA 8 – MB 37)
You are allowed to polish dishes as long as you avoid Memachayk – rubbing down some of the surface. (ShA 9 – MB 38)