addition; supplement; appending; appendix
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
related to; in relation to
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
general public; the masses
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
product; produce; result; fruit
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
example; exercise (for the reader)
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
considerably; fairly; quite
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
caricature; cartoon; comics
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
semi-European-style house; type of Japanese house incorporating Western elements that was made popular in the 1920s and 1930s
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
author; writer; novelist; artist
people; crowd; masses; the public
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
ancient practices; old customs
pressure; oppression; suppression
to delight; to give pleasure